Drinking Milk Is Unhealthy

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Introduction

Throughout our lives we have been told that milk is good for our body and helps to toughen our bones. Drinking milk started when people domesticated animals for food, which happened around 7500 years ago in the central Balkans and central Europe. By that time consuming milk was not as common as it is today. It was only farmers in some specific regions that were using cow’s milk. Milk’s market grew the mass production of meat in the 15th century. Afterwards in the 17th century, the idea of eating out and going to restaurants was born and fast food industries, started using animal’s meat for producing their meals. The rate of milk users grew with the rate of meat users and milk’s market got bigger and bigger every day. Mothers were convinced that cow’s milk and dairy products are beneficial for their children and help them to stay healthy. This idea spread worldwide and the rate of milk consumers increased. That is how the milk market started and grew. As a result of these developments we can today see milk with different flavors and different percentages of fat in super markets, which demonstrates how many people consume this product. Many may be shocked when they hear that milk is not beneficial for our bodies, it is in fact unhealthy and brings many diseases. Cow’s milk is for cows and if we compare a cow to a human we can clearly see many differences, so cow’s milk can’t be beneficial for human’s body. Have you ever thought what is in a glass of milk? Probably you would say calcium, vitamins A and D, protein, and some other nutrients that we think are beneficial to the body, but this is only a good view of it. What about all those fatty acids and bacteria? What about the amount of calcium and vitamins that milk con...

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