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Readers' Comments

A selection of our reader comments is provided below. We believe these statements are particularly relevant to our core question: "Is drinking milk healthy for humans?"

We posted these pro, con, and neutral comments in the approximate ratio that we received them. (For example, if 60% of the responses received are "pro," then about 60% of the responses posted below would be "pro").

The comments are arranged in reverse chronological order -- most recent first. We sometimes edit comments for brevity, clarity, and spelling. We may also remove comments posted when we find better comments covering the same issues. To preserve confidentiality, only the writer's first name is noted, unless he/she has waived confidentiality. Respondents are generally notified when we add their comments to this section.

  • Not Clearly Pro or Con 12/31/07 - "I have analyzed the subject of milk extensively and think the pro and cons can be eliminated. The differences in the health benefits of milk and apparent contradiction in research results from a poor definition of the concept of milk. Basically milk from conventional mass market grain fed cattle has a negative impact on health, and milk from grass fed organic pasturing cattle has a positive impact on health. In the United States we consume mainly the unhealthy kind. Switzerland and many European nations consume more milk, very little seafood, few vitamins, and few vegetables and have significantly better health because their cattle are naturally raised and fed wild grasses and flowers."
    David 12/29/07

  • Pro 10/22/07 - "What an informative site! You taught me more about milk (and the marketing forces at work in its distribution) in five minutes than years of passive absorption. Keep up the great work!"
    Jeannie 10/22/07

  • Pro 10/02/07 - "I am impressed with what I have seen and would certainly recommend your site."
    Michael B. Zemel, PhD, Professor of Nutrition and Medicine at The University of Tennessee 10/02/07

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