THE HEALTH issues presented (on cow's milk) should be treated objectively by the Ministry of Health far beyond that of just self-serving individuals. The cow's milk issue is even more pronounced when one considers the future health of consumers, collectively.
The variety of health problems noted are indeed accurate, at least from the position of non-mainstream and well-respected medical doctors, notably Dr. Joseph Mercola. He has produced extensive publications on the potential health problems associated with frequent consumption of pasteurised/ homogenised cow's milk. As such, his recommendation is to only drink one cup (eight ounces) per day; otherwise, drink raw cow's milk. I have attached a few of his website publications.
Unfortunately, however, there is little economic potential in marketing raw cow's milk because processing plants for pasteurisation, and so on - which create many jobs, for one - would be non-existent. For this reason, among others, I fully understand the controversy in this case of Stewart vs. Johnson, McGill, and Brooks.
By the same token though, Carlton Stewart needs to know full well that (raw) cow's milk is indeed a health food with an abundance of nutrients that are vital to overall health - it has quality saturated fat, a variety of key amino acids, potassium, calcium, just to name a few. The ultimate nutrition might even come from producing yoghurt with raw cow's milk.
PUBLICATIONS FROM DR. JOSEPH MERCOLA
http://www.mercola.com/2003/mar/29/pasteurized_milk.htm#
http://www.mercola.com/2005/oct/11/healthy_alternative_to_conventional_infant_formula_part_1.htm
http://www.mercola.com/2005/nov/3/lower_your_risk_of_colon_cancer_with_the_right_fat.htm
http://www.mercola.com/2002/aug/24/saturated_fat3.htm
- Lesfavel Francis
