Milk is not a source of calcium

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<<1. Milk is a leading source of Calcium. It will not

make sense to victimize milk for lowering Calcium

because of its methionine content.>>

 

Where does the cow who produces the milk

obtain its calcium?

 

Answer: plant food.

 

True sources of calcium for a raw vegan:

 

Almonds

Dried Figs

Parsley

Kale

Nuts & Seeds

Seaweeds

Green Leafy vegetables

 

Calcium chart:

http://www.soystache.com/calcium.htm

 

 

Cow's Milk & Health

http://www.vegansociety.com/html/food/nutrition/calcium.php

 

The advertising blurb surrounding cow's milk would make anyone think it is an

absolutely essential and natural product for humans. Most people when thinking

of increasing their calcium intake would immediately reach for a carton of milk

or slab of cheese. However, there are several reasons for not using these

products as a nutrient source. Whole cow's milk is suited to the nutritional

needs of calves who double their weight in 47 days and grow to 300 pounds within

a year. In fact, human beings are the only species to drink the milk of another

species, and the only species to drink milk beyond infancy. In addition about

90% of the world's adult population (in Britain the figure is probably 25%) is

deficient in the enzyme needed to digest milk properly. The enzyme lactase is

present in infants for digesting their mother's milk, but levels decline after

the age of five years. Adults who lack the enzyme suffer from bloating,

cramping, wind and diarrhoea if they drink milk.

 

The most significant connection between milk and ill-health is probably

through its contribution to heart disease. Too much saturated fat in the diet

can lead to atherosclerosis, where the arteries 'fur up' with cholesterol

deposits and cannot deliver enough blood to the vital organs. The heart is

particuarly susceptible. Milk and other dairy products account for about half of

all saturated fats eaten in this country. Meat accounts for the rest. The UK has

the highest level of heart disease in the world.

 

Child-care expert Dr Benjamin Spock, once an advocate of drinking cow's milk,

has joined several doctors questioning its nutritional value and warning of a

possible link to juvenile onset diabetes and allergies. " Breast-feeding is the

best milk feeding for babies, " says Dr Spock. Dr Spock is backed up by Dr Frank

Oski, director of pediatrics at John Hopkins University and Dr Neal Barnard,

president of the 2000-member Physicians' Committee for Responsible Medicine. Dr

Oski states that cow's milk is overrated as a source of calcium, is often

contaminated with traces of antibiotics, can cause allergies and digestive

problems and has been linked to juvenile diabetes.

 

 

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