WHAT IS IN YOUR MILK?

Home-Made Documentary on MILK

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I made a home made documentary on people's perceptions on milk. Basically you will see parts of several interviews that I conducted. People see both positive and negative health consequences to milk consumption. Lactose intolerance has pushed some people to stop drinking milk, while other tolerant people continue to drink milk due to being raised drinking it and believing that it is a healthy beverage. On the other extreme, some people believe milk has negative health consequences that cause diseases such as diabetes and cancer.

Until I can figure out how to embed this video, follow the links below to watch my documentary:

Part 1:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=187moXPu-fo

Part 2:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6AV-EQi1KM

References

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1.1. You Tube Videos: www.youtube.com

2. Grocery List Shopping For Foods with Calcium:

http://www.cdc.gov/powerfulbones/parents/toolbox/list.pdf

3. Olsen, Sonja J; Ying, Michelle; Davis, Marshall Deasy; Holland, Ben/ Lampietro, Larry ; Baysinger, Michael C; Sassano, Frances; Polk, Lewis D; Gormley, Betty; Hung, Mary Jane; Pilot, Keith; Orsini, Maria; Van Duyne, Susan; Rankin, Shelley; Genese, Bresnitz, Eddy A; Smucker, Joseph; Moll, Maria; and Jeremy Sobel. Multidrug-resistant Salmonella Typhirmurium Infection from Milk Contaminated after Pasteurization. Emerging Infectious Diseases: www.cdc.gov/eid. Volume. 10, No. 5, May 2004.

4. Bielaszewska, M., J. Janda, et al. (1997). "Human Escherichia coli O157:H7 infection associated with the consumption of unpasteurized goat's milk." Epidemiol Infect 119(3): 299-305.

5.Blaser, M. J., J. Cravens, et al. (1979). "Campylobacter enteritis associated with unpasteurized milk." Am J Med 67(4): 715-8.

CDC (2002). "Outbreak of Campylobacter jejuni infections associated with drinking unpasteurized milk procured through a cow-leasing program--Wisconsin, 2001." MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 51(25): 548-9.

6. Chin, J. (1982). "Raw milk: a continuing vehicle for the transmission of infectious disease agents in the United States." J Infect Dis 146(3): 440-1.

http://www.cdc.gov/powerfulbones/parents/toolbox/dictionary.html

Random but Interesting Information

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Drinking raw milk has been linked to many diseases including: E-Coli, Listeriosis, and campylobacter enteritis. Check out this you tube video about the growing trend to drink raw milk, aka. The Raw Milk Movement: (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFWMWQ3fV90) However, keep in mind that de-contamination techniques like pasteurization may not kill all contaminants. Look what happened to consumers of pasteurized milk in 2000:

In the year 2000, stool samples from 93 people in PA and NJ, revealed that they had contracted salmonella from pasteurized milk. The pasteurization process failed to de-contaminate the milk because the Salmonella Typhimurium was already resistant to multiple bacteria killing drugs.

Looking for alternative sources of calcium? There are tons of options for the anti-dairy consumer:

Orange juice fortified with calcium provides the same percentage daily value of calcium as dairy products (30%)
1 ounce of almonds provides 8% of your daily calcium needs
½ cup cooked collards provides 20% of your daily calcium needs
1 cup of soy milk provides 25-30% of your daily calcium needs

If you suffer from lactose intolerance, your body cannot breakdown lactose (sugar from milk), due to a lack of enough lactase enzymes. Some of the common symptoms that a person with lactose intolerance may experience upon dairy consumption include: nausea, diarrhea, vomiting, cramps, gas, and bloating.

Harmful Effects of IGFI (found in humans and dairy products)

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Fox Reporters fired to avoid publicizing the true harmful effects of growth hormone in cows

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Hard Copy 1998 Clip on Dangers of Cow Milk

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