The 1900's Milk

Since time immemorial, meat has always been the human’s primary source of food even way before plants were discovered to be edible. Humans won’t

For many years now humans have been deceived that cow’s milk will provide many health benefits.

Statistics show that milk consumption is on the rise in the United States since the

As argued by Wrangham (as cited in Christopher Joyce, 2010), “It is because of an animal based diet that allows the development of human’s brain and keeps life healthy, thus human can reproduce strong offspring, plus it creates the social interaction amongst mankind, since meat requires cooperating with the cooking process. Therefore, the consumption of meat is

Meat is part of a balanced diet. If humans stopped breeding animals for meat, then we would have to hunt all the wild animals for food. The wild animals will be hunted into extinction because of gluttonous meat-eaters. Because of factory farming, meat is now available at all time at the super market. This makes meat convenient to obtain and eat nutritionally. Meat contains all the essential amino acids that we need every day to remain as healthy individuals. Minerals and vitamins that are also beneficial to the growth and development of the human body are found in meat too. Eating specific types of meat such as fish provides healthy natural oils that cannot be found anywhere else. Abandoning meat as a source of nutrition means we will need to compensate with another source of sustenance.

Tracing back history, food has always been traditionally imperative to humans. Food is what we treasure and really derive pleasure eating. It has been part of every culture and tradition because every culture has its delicacies. In some parts of Nigeria, if you eat a meal that is meatless, people tend to consider you as poor and unable to afford meat. In essence, meat is really considered a big deal in some parts of my country. Growing up as a child, I was taught that I needed the “omnivore’s diet” to grow effectively and be healthy but today, I have discovered that I no longer need animals in my diet. America

Milk is often sold as being the thing to drink for calcium, where really its kale that needs to be advertised. These green bad boys are amazing for your bones: every 2/3 of a cup

“Raw milk today is a fringe movement, a crusade of underdogs, a pesky mouse against the entrenched lions of medicine and industry.” The book The Untold Story of Milk begins with the undesirable situation of raw milk in today’s society.

According to the article “Meat Analogues” (2017), during the pre-historic era, meat was the best energy sources, high quality proteins, and tasty food ever. This explains that meat is important source of our food basket. However, some people cannot eat meat because of religious purpose, vegetarian and some health problems like cardiovascular and high cholesterols.

10,000 years ago, our ancestors consumed food that was available in nature. They were eating healthy food, and they were active! They gathered vegetables, fruit, nuts and seeds, and they were hunting. (Paleo diet food list) They were eating only the food, which Mother Nature provided for them. As our genes are almost 100% the same in makeup as those of our Paleolithic ancestors, this food remains to be the food best adapted to our metabolism today, as our bodies are still designed for the high-protein, low carbohydrate food consumption pattern of our ancestors.

Firstly,animals uses 3 to 15 times as much water than plant vegetation and secondly eating meat increases the chances of you getting heart disease America’s #1 killer.Humans loves animals but why do you kill them or eat them? and also cows gives us milk, chickens gives us eggs and cows or goats milk makes cheese and suddenly out of nowhere no more animals no more milk,no more eggs nothing just nothing because us humans ate them. Oh yea also do you want to be obese? statistics show that 60% of saturated fat comes from meat. another

Milk is healthy for humans because milk contains essential nutrients for bone and muscle growth. First of all, muscles need protein to grow. An eight ounce glass of milk contains a total of eight grams of protein, that is one gram per ounce. This would be equivalent to eating roughly one cup of peas. When considering milk and peas it seems that milk would be the better choice. Likewise, the ANH-USA also explains that California has higher standards for components one percent and two percent milk such as the amount of calcium in milk. This means that California uses more calcium in their milk than is required. In summary, milk is the better choice if you want to get enough protein and calcium for your bones and muscles to grow.

Everyone should drink three glasses of milk a day to be strong and healthy. The government even gives students milk with their school lunch, so it cannot be harmful, right? According to Michael Dye (2016), the average American consumes roughly three hundred seventy-five pounds of dairy products a year, which results in one out of every seven dollars spent at a grocery store going towards dairy products. This is insane considering everything else people buy from grocery stores, including snacks, other meats, fruits, and vegetables. However, people are not aware of the truth when it comes to milk. The National Dairy Council was created over a hundred years ago, because they are supposedly committed to nutrition education. However, they are

Another explanation is that early humans had a preference for meats as they would provide amino acids, nutrients, and

The USDA has roles not only to promote and regulate the food industry, but to encourage American’s health thorough dietary policy. At times, these multiple roles of the USDA can conflict, which is seen by the its support of the milk and dairy industry for consumption by all Americans, in spite of its ill health effects on many Americans who cannot digest milk properly (Bock, 2015, lecture 6). In the US, milk and dairy products are generally seen as a food staple, and those who have “lactase persistent”, or produce the enzyme to digest milk sugar, can use it for a good source of nutrients such as calcium and Vitamin D. According to the USDA and the US Department of Health and Human Services “Dietary Guidelines for Americans: 2010” regarding dairy consumption, the “recommended amounts are 3 cups per day of fat-free or low-fat milk and milk products for adults.” (USDA & USDHHS, 2010). The consumption of milk is portrayed as a norm for a healthy American diet and the many Americans that lack the enzyme to digest milk properly, or “lactase impersistent”, are seemly regarded as abnormal. To which can be asked, “But what about the 30 to 50 million Americans who are lactase impersistent?” (Wiley & Allen, 2013, pg. 109) Those Americans will suffer from gastrointestinal symptoms, possibly causing negative health effects if they drink milk, which is championed by the USDA. There seems to be an apparent disconnect between the policy of the USDA to encourage a healthy diet for all Americans, and it’s downplay of the negative health effects of dairy consumption to those millions of Americans that are lactase impersistent. (Bock, 2015, lecture 6) The government has a major influence on Americans diet, as the consumption of milk and dairy continues to be ubiquitous and widely consumed, possibly even by those who may suffer ill health