FabSwingers.com forum: Is Drinking Milk Healthy for Humans?

By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Milk is one of the most popular beverages. We have been told it "does a body good," but some scientific studies have found that contrary to popular belief, drinking milk may do more harm to our bodies than good.

Proponents of milk say calcium and other vitamins and minerals in milk make it an important part of a healthful diet for people of all ages. They argue that milk’s benefits include weight loss, strengthening bones, improved cardiovascular and oral health, cancer prevention, and relief of PMS.

Opponents of milk argue that it contributes to obesity, calcium deficiency, allergies, heart disease, cancer, and other health ailments. They argue that claims regarding milk's benefits are merely advertising campaigns designed to promote dairy sales and that many nutritious alternatives to cow's milk exist.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Mothers produce it

Nature is rarely wrong

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By *isalashes888400Couple
over a year ago

ennis

the old folk used to say.MILK IS FOR CALVES

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By *uietlykinkymeWoman
over a year ago

kinky land

Everything in moderation.

Milk

Bacon

Chocolate

Wine

Cake

Actually nah cake has to be the exception to the rule

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Must admit I had never given the matter much thought till I saw someone pointing out recently that humans are the only animals to drink the milk of another animal. Has made me wonder ever since how right it is

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By *unky monkeyMan
over a year ago

in the night garden

I often wonder at what point that thought crossed a person mind for the very first time.

Bro is sitting in his hut observing a herd of majestic bovines and thinks 'I'm gonna get me some cow titty!'

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By *irtyGirlWoman
over a year ago

Edinburgh

I don't like milk.

I couldn't actually drink a glass of milk without heaving. The mere thought when I wrote that down made me feel a bit queasy.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Human milk is designed to grow a relatively small-bodied mammal with a large brain.

Cows milk is designed to grow a big-bodied mammal with a relatively small brain.

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By *elvet RopeMan
over a year ago

by the big field

i'll often have a pint of milk and a couple of crackers with some nice mature cheddar at 2am after work. after this weeks food nazi stories, i might start dipping sugar coated sausages in it too- just because i have a rebellious streak

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Human milk and cows milk are very different, the fat content and iron content particularly.

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By *irtyGirlWoman
over a year ago

Edinburgh

"i'll often have a pint of milk and a couple of crackers with some nice mature cheddar at 2am after work. after this weeks food nazi stories, i might start dipping sugar coated sausages in it too- just because i have a rebellious streak

*backs out of thread*

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Dunno but the bloke in "snatch" or was it lock stock?

reckons we shouldn't drink it so that's good enough for me.

Na I love milk, I don't drink an enth of what I used to when I was a kid.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I don't like it anyway but its probably not the healthiest thing to consume if I have it I have skimmed x

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I'm getting fucking sick of being told what I can and can't eat. Fuck it. I'll take my chances

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I'm getting fucking sick of being told what I can and can't eat. Fuck it. I'll take my chances"

This

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By *awandOrderCouple
over a year ago

SW London

"I'm getting fucking sick of being told what I can and can't eat. Fuck it. I'll take my chances"

Snap, get fed up of meat eaters telling me I can't be healthy ... well, here's news for you guys for a change ....

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By *irtyGirlWoman
over a year ago

Edinburgh

"I'm getting fucking sick of being told what I can and can't eat. Fuck it. I'll take my chances"

*licks lips*

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By *angerousEyesMan
over a year ago

weston

Eat and drink nothing, this way you will live longer, everything gives you cancer and will kill you. Enjoy!

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By *arker66Man
over a year ago

Manchester

"I'm getting fucking sick of being told what I can and can't eat. Fuck it. I'll take my chances"

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

All Humans who have d*unk cows milk have died, and will die.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"All Humans who have d*unk cows milk have died, and will die. "

But Katie Hopkins still lives

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By *ophieslutTV/TS
over a year ago

Central

"Must admit I had never given the matter much thought till I saw someone pointing out recently that humans are the only animals to drink the milk of another animal. Has made me wonder ever since how right it is"

We humans are perhaps the only animals that have developed mutations back in our evolutionary pasts, that allow many of us to be able to consume and benefit from milk consumption as adults. It's probably not just the result of one mutation but of several isolated mutations, perhaps occurring in different ancient population groups. People of European descent are particularly advantaged, as a whole, to be able to benefit from milk - it likely became an evolutionary advantage that some people were able to gain nutritional advantage of milk, compared to other hominids, or even other groups of similar people in the same species. Groups with these advantages and sources of milk may have been stronger, more resilient in times of non-dairy food shortages and thus able to survive, rather than die etc.

These changes appear not to have happened millions of years ago, way down our ancestral tree, but in fairly recent history, of just several thousand years.

Other animals could also have picked up the ability for milk tolerance and benefit but they wouldn't generally be controlling their consumption of milk in the way that our ancestors have been able to. T

his is one example of how evolution is not a static thing that did happen, but has been happening recently and is capable of happening at any point in time.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I'm getting fucking sick of being told what I can and can't eat. Fuck it. I'll take my chances"

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

A pint of sterilised milk every morning for me. Love the stuff!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The opponents have it spot on!

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