At the risk of having dual "milk" threads, this is a question I wonder about. Why and how did this custom start, and is it good for adult humans to drink cow's milk. I personally like milk but only drink fat free which is like white water. Anyway it's a poll so please vote.
1% or 2% is what we drink. Fat free milk Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image!uke: that stuff is awful.
Yes, I insist on the fat-free variety too. With one of these poured into it: Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image!
Milk is not just milk. The milk of every species of mammal is unique and specifically tailored to the requirements of that animal. For example, cows' milk is very much richer in protein than human milk. Three to four times as much. It has five to seven times the mineral content. However, it is markedly deficient in essential fatty acids when compared to human mothers' milk. Mothers' milk has six to ten times as much of the essential fatty acids, especially linoleic acid. (Incidentally, skimmed cow's milk has no linoleic acid). It simply is not designed for humans. source: http://www.notmilk.com/kradjian.html
But how can something that tastes so right be so wrong? Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image!
I heard that humans unlike many other animals can and will eat just about anything and being able to drink milk is a form of natural selection. People who are lactose-intolerant do not posess the mutated gene. People who could drink milk were able to live longer perhaps because they had more to eat (drink) and would not have starved as quickly. I just heard that somewhere I don't know anything about its credibility. :shrug:
That is true. It would have been an advantage, given the domestication of animals, to exploit their millk as a food source.
I like whole milk. Human milk tastes like cantalope juice. It doesn't taste bad, but I think too much would make you sick, its really rich.
Many societies of humans have adapted to animal milk in their diet, this is why there are lactase persistent people and why they correlate with societies that have drunk milk for hundreds and thousands of years.
Thanks yo everyone for voting! If you haven't yet, it's 50/50 and we need a tie breaker. So while we're here maybe the resident nutritionist could tell us about the things humans add to milk (or leave in, ie: puss,etc.) SAM! Are you out there?