Talk to me about dairy!

Take a look at "Forks Over Knives". It changed how my family and many friends look at meat and dairy. I think you can view it free on Netflix. Let me know what you think.

P.S. It's nothing like Food, Inc.! More science, no gore.

it has nothing to do with weight loss. you can drink skim or full fat milk and still lose weight, but many people lose the enzyme lactase as they age, which causes them to have issues digesting milk. this is less common in the US and Europe, as these peoples have evolved to be able to handle dairy at a better rate than those from other parts of the world. That said, many people may have a sensitivity to it and not realize it (not be completely intolerant). That's why it's an interesting test to cut it out of your diet and see if you notice any changes. If the answer is yes, you're sensitive and should probably cut back. If the answer is no, then eat/drink it as you please.

It's delicious and contains Potassium, Calcium, Vitamin D, and a good mix of Protein, Fat and Carbohydrates.

I have three servings a day. Try to get enough Potassium, Calcium, Vitamin D without it. Yeah, unless you supplement, you probably won't. At 38 cents a serving, it's a nutritional and wallet bargain.

it's actually not hard to get those vit+min without dairy... at all...

I have cottage cheese, greek yoghurt, cheese, some milk, as well as goat yoghurt and hazelnut milk. Dairy has never impacted me. I find it filling, and according to a video I watched sometime ago that did a study on dairy and bodyfat, those who were having dairy, had lower bodyfat.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15284374

Some have evolved to tolerate it, and some have not.
I am European so I guess that is a large part of why I am fine with it.
Some believe we should not be having the milk of another species and use the point that we are the only species that drinks milk in adulthood. Not true, there are numerous images around of cats and other animals drinking milk when it is offered and even suckling from another species. Just they don't have the tools as we do to obtain it.

My favorite food used to be cheese. After my doctor had me go on an elimination diet for digestive issues, I determined that life without cheese is better. (I was never a milk drinker, except for my chocolate milk reward at the end of a marathon.) I'm not sick anymore since eliminating the casein (milk protein.)

If I didn't have to, I wouldn't eliminate it. But dairy isn't essential. Everything you get in dairy can easily be found in other food sources. Good advertising has gotten everyone used to the idea that milk is necessary. There's no need to consume it just as there's no need to eliminate it if you don't have any reason to. Do what's best for you. :drinker:

I have cottage cheese, greek yoghurt, cheese, some milk, as well as goat yoghurt and hazelnut milk. Dairy has never impacted me. I find it filling, and according to a video I watched sometime ago that did a study on dairy and bodyfat, those who were having dairy, had lower bodyfat.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15284374

Some have evolved to tolerate it, and some have not.
I am European so I guess that is a large part of why I am fine with it.
Some believe we should not be having the milk of another species and use the point that we are the only species that drinks milk in adulthood. Not true, there are numerous images around of cats and other animals drinking milk when it is offered and even suckling from another species. Just they don't have the tools as we do to obtain it.

the last point is a silly argument, because as you yourself stated, Europeans have evolved to be able to ingest milk. that means that in our original genetic caveman state, we WEREN'T meant to ingest the milk of another species, since it took thousands of years of evolution to make that possible. many people of the world still fit this category.

ask your vet if you should feed your adult cat milk and see what they say...

It's delicious and contains Potassium, Calcium, Vitamin D, and a good mix of Protein, Fat and Carbohydrates.

I have three servings a day. Try to get enough Potassium, Calcium, Vitamin D without it. Yeah, unless you supplement, you probably won't. At 38 cents a serving, it's a nutritional and wallet bargain.

I totally agree, although there are plenty of foods with those nutrients, it is easier to have a glass of milk or two of milk and know you are getting a lot of nutrition. Unless you have a health reason, dairy is perfectly good for you.

My weakness is cheese - love it!! I just have to watch the fat content and calories. Same old story - everything in moderation!

I just watch a documentry today on youtube called bbc how to be slim and it said that eating dairy is actually really good for you. On the documentry they showed the outcome of a Danish study that showed by eatting or drinking dairy it actually helps to carry unwanted fats by binding to them and gets them out of your body when we have a bm. I like dairy although I don't drink a lot of milk you'd have to fight with me to give up my greek yogurt

I'm intolerant to the milk protein so I need to give it up. Dairy is in a lot of products , I remember someone suggesting I try and go dairy free and I chose not to because I thought it's in everything now I have no choice
I think it will get easier but dairy seems quite complicated to give up you have to read labels a lot more you're not completely restricted from all processed foods . Cheese and chocolate are the hardest things to have to give up and pizza .

Dairy is healthy if you have it in moderation as with any foods really. Only give it up if you really want to or for health related reasons .