Lies About Your Milk
 
Here’s a lousy law promoted by Monsanto lobbyists. While there is no test to date to determine whether or not a cow has been given growth hormones, clearly, consumers have the right to know what's in their milk. Many suspect growth hormones in milk is linked to early-onset puberty, an increase in twins, etc. There are no conclusive studies guaranteeing the safety of synthetic-hormone milk...and not much motivation by dairies to provide conclusive studies that it's not safe. Think cigarette industry circa 1975.
This is part of food manufacturers' trend of concealing information from consumers (calories on menu boards, health risks of trans-fat, food coloring, soft drinks). If we have personal responsibility, we must be given the information to make an informed choice.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2007-11-13-milk-labels_N.htm
Tips Regarding Milk:
  1. •Counter to massive marketing and government subsidies, drinking milk (other than breast milk during infancy) is optional, and a practice most popular in America and Europe. And certainly, humans are the only  mammals who drink milk beyond infancy and from another species. (Cultures with low milk consumption like Japan and South Africa report lesser osteoporosis and hip fractures than the U.S. due to high intake of leafy greens, sunshine and high-impact exercise.)
  2. •Most humans around the globe are lactose intolerant of cow's milk and/or grow increasingly intolerant as they age
  3. •If you do drink milk and you're beyond age 2 and healthy, drink vitamin A & D fortified Skim milk to avoid unnecessary saturated fat
  4. •If you can afford it, buy organic. It's free of synthetic hormones, antibiotics and pesticide. (Conventional milk is high in all-of-the-above).
  5. •If you can't afford organic, buy milk labeled "No Hormones Added."
  6. •If you want to be animal and earth-friendly, buy "sustainable" milk produced on farms where cows graze outdoors in natural and humane conditions. Look for the "Certified Humane Raised & Handled" label
Tuesday, November 13, 2007
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