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[Adam Carolla]

[northway]

[tob55]

Read through the thread and it was different than I thought it would be. Concerning the "milk" a few facts easily found on-line outlining why it is not good for human consumption:

1. False Image - History is replete with unfounded health beliefs, and to everyone’s detriment, the milk myth is among the most tenacious.

2. Calcium Depletion - The flawed belief that this protein and calcium-rich drink is essential to support good overall health and bone health in particular at any age. However, many scientific studies have shown an assortment of detrimental health effects directly linked to milk consumption. The most surprising link is that not only do we barely absorb the calcium in cow’s milk (especially if pasteurized), but to make matters worse, it actually increases calcium loss from the bones.

3. Weakening of the bones - Milk acidifies the body pH which in turn triggers a biological correction. Calcium is an excellent acid neutralizer and the biggest storage of calcium in the body is in the bones. So the very same calcium that our bones need to stay strong is utilized to neutralize the acidifying effect of milk. This neutralizing effect leads to a shortage of calcium needed to maintain healthy bone density.

4. Designed for animal consumption - Nobody can dispute that cow’s milk is an excellent food source for calves. Weighing around 100 pounds at birth, a calf typically gains approximately eight times its weight by the time it is weaned. But unlike humans, once calves are weaned, they never drink milk again. And the same applies to every mammalian species on this planet. Also, each mammalian species has its own “designer” milk, and cow’s milk is no exception. For example, cow’s milk contains on average three times the amount of protein than human milk which creates metabolic disturbances in humans that have detrimental bone health consequences.

5. Scientific Studies - Scientific studies contradict the conventional wisdom that milk and dairy consumption help reduce osteoporotic fractures. Cumming and Klineberg (1994) reported the following: "consumption of dairy products, particularly at age 20 years, was associated with an increased risk of hip fracture in old age. (“Case-Control Study of Risk Factors for Hip Fractures in the Elderly”. American Journal of Epidemiology. Vol. 139, No. 5, 1994)."

In addition, a 12 year Harvard Nurses’ Health Study found that those who consumed the most calcium from dairy foods broke more bones than those who rarely drank milk. This is a broad study based on 77,761 women aged 34 through 59 years of age. The author of the study wrote: "data does not support the hypothesis that higher consumption of milk or other food sources of calcium by adult women protects against hip or forearm fractures.” (Source: Feskanich D, Willett WC, Stampfer MJ, Colditz GA. Milk, dietary calcium, and bone fractures in women: a 12-year prospective study. American Journal of Public Health. 1997)."

6. Researchers' own words - Amy Lanou Ph.D., nutrition director for the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine in Washington, D.C., stated: "The countries with the highest rates of osteoporosis are the ones where people drink the most milk and have the most calcium in their diets. The connection between calcium consumption and bone health is actually very weak, and the connection between dairy consumption and bone health is almost nonexistent.”

7. Other Factors - a) Milk is an acidifying animal protein which is quite harmful to proper human bodily health maintenance; b) Today’s milk is a processed food, i.e. The processes involved in processing further alter milk’s chemistry and actually increase its detrimental acidifying effects; and c) milking cows are normally and regularly given antibiotics and most are also injected with a genetically engineered form of bovine growth hormone (rBGH). A man-made or synthetic hormone used to artificially increase milk production, rBGH also increases blood levels of the insulin-growth factor 1 (IGF-1) in those who drink it. And higher levels of IGF-1 are linked to several cancers.

As someone who likes milk I have to say I do miss the occasional drink of milk, and sometimes I even indulge, but I stay away from milk as much as possible.

Drink at your own risk, but understand there are other healthy options out there if you must have something to drink. Cheers

All sources found from: http://saveourbones.com/osteoporosis-milk-myth/

[Adam Carolla]

[Steelrails]

[Adam Carolla]

[Smithington]

[SeoulNate]

This is here for later:

1. OP is surely a sock
2. OP will write tasteless drivel about the niceties of Korea for a few weeks
3. OP will pretend to have a mental break / financial issue / unbelievable work issue that will change opinion
4. Disgruntled sock version will be engaged

The new IPIC will be born.

[Savant]

[goreality]

[Captain Corea]

[Zyzyfer]

[cj1976]

Some Korean food is good, but a lot of it is horrendous slop borne from poverty-induced subsistence eating. Take the least nutritious, barely edible parts of animals and boil it with overpowering amounts of red pepper and garlic - in the hope that it will disguise the true nature of the gastronomic nightmare you have just partaken in.

[atwood]

[Who's Your Daddy?]