Why are so many excluding milk from their diet?

I drink more milk when losing weight than I do when I'm not calorie counting. I used to think I was lactose intolerant but now I do great on the stuff.

My organic is well over $4.00 in Houston TX

Because many people are into whey protein powder

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Possibly because an 8oz glass of milk is from 125-150 calories? Also some may have issues with digestion of lactose when taken by itself.
People make changes in their diets due to cost too.

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I drink 80 grams/ml with bread meals, and use 100 grams in porridge/pudding/smoothie and 30 grams in potato/sweet potato mash. I use only whole milk and find the taste:satiety:price:macro ratio very reasonable.

Woo is a much more common issue than *real* intolerances.

I assure you that lactose intolerance is both very real and quite common, especially among certain populations

I can't get the link to load, but if anyone visits the Wikipedia page for lactose intolerance they'll find this in footnotes and the appropriate link to the research paper on it:

"Adult-type hypolactasia is characterized by a fall of lactase activity levels to 5 to 10% of birth levels occurring during childhood and adolescence. The condition affects more than 75% of the population worldwide, with regional frequencies ranging from nearly 5% in northern Europe to more than 90% in some Asian and African countries"

That said I am almost entirely descended from northern Europeans but am obviously some genetic throwback due to my lactose intolerance. Though someone earlier said they can't do milk or ice cream anymore but can do cheese and yogurt. I seem to have the opposite, cheese is the worst for me, but I can tolerate small amounts of ice cream and milk.

I use lactaid milk with protein shakes, to dip my Oreos in, and any other milk needs. I used to drink milk every day as a kid but I think I associate drinking it with when I was getting sick and discovered I was intolerant so now I can't really do it by itself, but it's a mental thing since the lactaid stuff doesn't bother me. I do miss pizza. A lot. At least the milk is just regular milk with lactose removed, but the non-dairy cheese is pretty frickin' horrible stuff. They don't make cheese for the lactose intolerant, they are catering to vegans so probably trying to make cheese from vegetable fats or something inefficient.

I agree it shouldn't be on anyone's banned list, but other than vegans I don't see too many people saying it's universally bad. Unlike diet soda, where people use their anecdotal experience to say it's horrible for everyone. I live in pricey California and regular milk is still pretty affordable here (though the lactose free stuff is not). For growing kids it's still a good calorie bang for your buck and as an adult I like the creaminess it can add to my protein shakes. If it fits in your calories and you like it, drink away! If you don't like it, don't worry, no one gonna force you to drink milk. If you are an activist vegan, why not direct your anti-dairy farm concerns to your congressman instead of a bunch of people on a message board.

Grew up drinking more milk than anyone (dairy farm kid) I love milk so much BUT I as a rule I don't drink my calories.
I do have a Vega protein shake daily (25 g protein) but really try to stick to water & green tea.

Over the years I have become lactose sensitive although I have never liked milk. As a kid I would eat the cereal and leave the milk and didn't care for mayo or American cheese because it reminded me of milk. And even when I use plant based milks, I never drink them straight (unless chocolate, yum) because the color just reminds me of regular milk. I just use it for coffee and any recipe that calls for milk. That said I adore most cheeses

I don't really have an answer one way or another. I'm just here to say I love drinking buttermilk. It's delicious (to me only, apparently), and has not hindered my weight loss when it fits in my day.

Team buttermilk. And sour cream. And cheese.

Personally I prefer to not drink my calories unless their in the form of a quality dark beer.

I love milk, but I very rarely drink it anymore because it is just too many calories for my to justify it. I keep it around for cooking and cereal, and for taking sips here and there, but I no longer regularly drink a glass of milk. More like a quick swig from the jug if I really want it.