Dairy? Yes or No

Cow milk has much more protein than almond milk does.

Yes.

I prefer almond milk over cow's milk, but it's because I like the taste better and it more easily fits into my macros (I only need to take insulin for 2g of net carbs instead of 13g for 1% milk). Otherwise, I love dairy.

Pediatricians recommend it because 1. Its highly nutritious, in that it contains a wonderful balance of protein, fat and carbohydrates along with a variety of vitamins and minerals, and 2. There is no reliable consistent evidence linking it with cancer. There are isolated studies here and there that have suggested there may be a link, and there are more studies showing the opposite. This is pretty normal in terms of medical research. The consensus is that milk is a wonderful healthy drink that's really good for small growing bodies - and whole milk is universally recommended for toddlers, not low-fat. Any source that you read saying otherwise should be questioned in a seriously skeptical manner. Neither milk itself nor rBST (which is rarely found in the milk supply anyway) should be a source of concern).

stop reading a bunch of woo.

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http://milk.procon.org/view.resource.php?resourceID=000661

I've been hearing a lot about how milk is not good for you/possibly bad. What I'm mostly trusting, however, are seemingly well-researched videos, like this one from a medical researcher who includes sources at the bottom. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzyFZcuHmeI

And this one, also based in research:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlaHsmJdwWw

It honestly stresses me out because I consume a lot of dairy It's something I'm planning on working on, once I have a better handle on other nutritional issues.

I have to have a splash of milk in my coffee. Once or twice a year I get a jones for oatmeal raisin cookies with a glass of cold milk. Ethical food production is a big thing for me so I buy my milk at a local natural foods co-op. I also love Brillat-Savarin triple-creme cheese (butterfat content 75+%, go big or go home!) but generally only have it around the holidays. Echoing ceoverturf, if you're not lactose intolerant or have any other negative side effects, enjoy in moderation like everything else.

@stevencloser that is true, I was giving examples of places I heard similar things. It's my instinct to trust them because they give sources, and the first guy is a doctor. But I'm interested in hearing contradictory research for sure! It's stressed me out a lot hearing about this.

Lmichella1952 wrote: »

Think about it like this... We humans are the only species in this planet that drinks milk of other animals after childhood. We are not supposed to do this. Do some research and find out the truth.

Even if true that we are the only species that does this, which it isnt, what's the relevance?

And many cats and most if not near all dogs will happily drink cows milk, and eat yogurt, and cheese, just about any dairy product there is if offered. Even as adults.

You seem to be confusing most mammals inability to harvest milk from other species of mammals and Inability to produce various dairy products from it, with some kind of intelligible providential law on how all mammals ought to do things. 'We are not supposed to do this' says who? Why not?

The reason you don't see a lot of "milk is good" research is because all that work was done at the turn of the century (20th century). It's old knowledge.

I remember textbook pictures of peasant children, one raised with extra milk, the other not. The growth rate was markedly improved for the milk drinking child.

The picture is likely not readily found on the Internet and it is unlikely that such research would be ethical today.