k leaches calcium from the body. In the United States, Norway and Sweden where people consume the most dairy products, women have the highest rates of osteoporosis in the world. China and Japan are virtually osteoporosis free because dairy products are not part of the culture. The average female American dairy-drinker will have lost 35 percent of the original bone density throughout her lifetime while the average female American vegetarian will have lost only 18 percent. Dr. Frank Oski, the former director of Pediatrics at Johns Hopkins University, is a promoter of the anti-milk movement. “There is no reason to drink cow’s milk at any time in your life. It was designed for calves, not humans, and we should all stop drinking it today,” he says. Milk is the substance produced by all mammals to feed their offspring after giving birth. Humans are the only animals on the planet that consume milk from other species of animals after birth.There are several reports from the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine that link insulin-dependent diabetes to a specific protein in dairy products. This form of diabetes usually begins in childhood. It is a leading cause of blindness and contributes to heart disease, kidney damage, and amputations due to poor circulation. The proteins found in milk are among the most common causes of food allergies. Surprisingly, nearly three quarters of the earth’s population are unable to digest milk sugars, lactose, especially those people from Asian or African ancestry. It is reported that dairy products are linked to constipation, obesity, cancer and other diseases. Putting aside the fact that milk is horrible for the human body, what about the cows? The driving idea behind PETA is to protect our bovine friend the cow. Small family farms are practically non-existent in a world of corporate-owned factories. Cows are treated like milk machines and with the uprising of gen...
