The Harm of Milk Essay

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

Drinking milk is Unhealthy Unlike what we have been thought, milk is unhealthy and it will cause many different diseases in human’s body. Even though that they try to limit the bacteria in raw milk before and after milking, but they just can lower the level of bacteria, they can’t remove all of it, and by drinking milk we transfer diseases to our body (Garedew et al, 2012, p 950). Before milking they will sterilize cow’s breast and also they will inject antibiotics to lower the level of bacteria in cow’s body. They also use sterilize milking equipment so the bacteria available on the equipment will not reach cow’s breast and directly milk. With all those sterilized processes they still need to do the pasteurization process because of

In 1993, due to the decline in milk consumption, dairy farmers in California came together to form the California Milk Processors Board (CMPB). They agreed to give three cents for each gallon sold to fund an advertising campaign with the main purpose of “reminding people to drink milk” (gotmilk.com). Jeff Manning, the man hired by the CMPB to find an advertising company, appointed an ad agency known today as: Goodby, Silverstein & Partners. The San Francisco based company began immediate consumer research in which they found the majority of people loathed running out of milk, especially when sitting down to a sweet or sticky treat. They took this information and formed what’s known as the deprivation strategy. Rather than just advertising

To begin with, each ad There is information on free stuff you can win; there are images of the new 2004 Got Milk magazine ads and even video clips of the commercials that air on T.V. There is a Got Milk club that people can join as well. One of the commercials had the video clip of a teen boy at the post office sending a package marked fragile. The package travel through the post office and into the truck, it is dropped and kicked and thrown around. The truck then proceeds to the house to deliver it, it goes over bumps and the package is again thrown all over. The truck arrives at the destination and the mail man drops the package. There is a dog outside the house shaking it and biting at it. The same boy opens the door to find his package a complete mess; he opens it and inside is his Chocolate Milk. The ad’s catch was “Shake Things Up”. This T.V. commercial would appeal to all people. It is funny for the comic lover and serious for the parent wanting their kid to drink milk. This ad has numerous emotional appeals, everything from not liking the post office for ruining the package, to loving the post office for shaking up the milk. People look for humor in their life and this ad does that while appealing to one’s logical side of needing to drink milk. Advertising companies have many different ways of selling their product, they even succeed at selling emotions such as fun, and making you think about how logical it really is to drink milk.

All milk contains hormones You might think that a milk carton that reads, “no artificial hormones added” is hormone-free. But all milk whether raw or pasteurized, naturally contains hormones. Even in Canada, where growth hormones to stimulate milk production in dairy cows are not permitted, natural hormones are still present in milk. The reason, suggests Ganmaa Davaasambuu, a physician and a working scientist for Harvard School of Public Health, cows are milked almost 300 days per year. And for much of that time they’re pregnant. The farther along a cow is, the more hormones appear in her milk.

Lactose intolerance is fairly common. It seems to affect guys and girls equally. Some ethnic groups are more likely to be affected than others because their diets traditionally include fewer dairy products: Almost all Asians and Native Americans are lactose intolerant, and up to 80% of African Americans and Hispanic Americans also have symptoms of lactose intolerance. Their ancestors did not eat dairy foods, so their bodies were not prepared to digest dairy, and they passed these genes on from generation to

Seminar Professor Anita Ding March 15, 2017 Book Review “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.

Advertisments are on every corner we see. Some we see ocasionally, some we see all the time. On billbords downtown, on tv, even ads on your pandora app. Although we may not get the picture, each ad symbolizes a company or trademark. Each advertisement we see persuades or influences others

I. Introduction: A. Attention Getter: Do you know that after a certain age dairy milk and products will no longer benefit you?

It is on the myplate as a needed food item which is endorsed by the U.S. government. (“Choose MyPlate”) Milk is promoted because calcium can reduce the risk of getting osteoporosis. The truth is that calcium from milk is barely absorbed in the bones. The amount of people with osteoporosis in the U.S. rose from 10 million in 2002 to 12 million in 2010 and is expected to be more than 14 million by 2020. (“Facts and Statistics”) In a report done on whether three servings of milk a day was an evidence based recommendation it provides evidence against milk being good and nutritious. This report was done by two medical doctors who each had Phds from the Harvard School of Public Health. They explained how the milk everyday was promoted because of the sugar content in milk that got kids to drink it. They also explained how humans have no nutritional requirement from milk and countries that do not consume milk have a much lower bone fracture rate than countries that do consume milk. They also provide results from a meta-analysis that showed that milk consumption had no benefit for bone protection in adults. A meta-analysis is a combined report of multiple scientific studies. (Ludwig) Green vegetables such as kale provide just as much calcium as milk and this calcium is better absorbed by bones. Three cups of kale provide the same amount of calcium as one cup of cow's milk without the added fat and cholesterol adding in vitamin a and e. Oranges have about the same amount of calcium as kale and oranges have vitamin c which helps the immune system. Given that three cups is a lot one cup of soy milk has the same amount of calcium as cow's milk and only one ounce of sesame seeds have the same amount of calcium as a cup of milk. That is just one spoonful of seeds that also gives iron and omega-3 fatty acids which are both nutritional requirements. cow's milk is clearly very

The milk in the school cafeterias was not good,and I hope it's not really a good idea to serving milk in the school cafeterias because milk produces gas and gives lots of unhealthy energy . Why it is not good? For example milk can make you diarrhea and this problem is really dangerous sometime diarrhea can make ulcer also ulcer can kill the people another example.Why it is not good because milk can also make people weak. According to (source 2) “the condition is more common in people of Asian, African, Native American or Mediterranean ethnicity, and, while not dangerous, it can cause nausea, bloating, gas and diarrhea.” This quote shows condition is more common in people of Asian, African, and others country because lots of young people drinks

Running Header: Milk: the New Weapon of Democracy During the Cold War, the Soviets were trying to spread communism throughout Europe and Asia by exalting its achievements, and undermining democracy. Part of their approach was by launching ‘Hate-America’ propaganda. “As the Cold War intensified, the Truman administration launched an aggressive “Campaign of Truth” […] to counter the Soviet Union propaganda machine (Ubah, 2012).” The Campaign of Truth was created to help convince the world that the United States has “no purpose of going to war, except in the defense of freedom. (Vaccaro, 1950)” Truman encouraged the media to show the world that the United States was ‘wholly dedicated to the cause of peace (Vaccaro,

Not all people can drink milk. In early Egypt, milk was only for rich and wealthy (Molland 1). This was because not everyone could afford to pay for milk, or trade for milk because they are poor or unwealthy which means you have any money to waste. Also today a lot more people can drink milk but there are those people who can’t drink milk because they are lactose intolerant. Also, “around two-thirds of humans

All things considered, milk is not new, not improved, and generally considered unexciting. The "Got Milk?" ads are anything but because of its simplicity, use of relevant pop culture icons, and a wide demographic variety. So have a cow,

Humans are the only specie drinking milk from another species. Medical specialist always telling pregnant women to