Milk and DM1 (article)

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The benefits of milk have always been exalted by medical and nutritionist professionals.It has been said that it is one of the most nutritious and complete foods, whose properties are proteins, carbohydrates, phosphorus, potassium, calcium or vitamins A, C and B12.However, in recent times this consensus has been broken and there are more and more critical voices that alert about the alleged damage of consuming milk.Although the arguments against are diverse and different, they all start from the same premise: milk is for infants and not for adults.

In the United States, these controversies began in the 60s and today there is even a powerful lobby, the Physices Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM), which has as its main objective to raise the administrations and the general population that themilk is harmful to health.His last initiative to disassemble what they consider a myth built without foundation has been a request to the US government to withdraw the milk from school canteens.

For this group of doctors the belief that milk strengthens the bones of children of growth age is false and even define it as an ineffective placebo: “Taking three glasses of milk a day does not provide the minimum recommended amount of calcium, aobjective that is achieved with other more nutritious foods. ”In the documentation sent to those responsible for the National School Luch Program, they argue that the proteins and calcium of animal milk are hardly assimilable by human beings, since it would be biologically conceived to breastfeed the animals of the same species.Here are other arguments by which milk is believed to be harmful.

High calorie and saturated fat content.It could cause type 1 diabetes.According to Barnard, this food contains the same amount of calories as isotonic drinks.

Great percentages of lactose intolerance.Lactose is a type of sugar that is found in milk and its derivatives.To digest it properly it is necessary to have enough in the intestine of an enzyme called lactase.Its deficiency is usual in many populations of the world, especially among Asians.In Spain it is estimated that lactose intolerance affects one in three people, with greater or lesser degree of rejection.As a substitute, it is consumed, in addition to cheeses and yogurts, soy milk.However, it also has its negative consequences by producing acidity between five and six times greater than usual, which can cause mouth plates and decay, as stated in a study published in the Journal of Dentistry.

Chemical additives.Intensive farms usually use feed to feed cows that contain growth hormones and antibiotics.Other additives, which give it a more whitish and creamy look, are related to acne problems, allergies or inflammations, according to the PCRM.

AllergiesOnly in the United States there are about three million allergic children to cow's milk protein (APLV).The reactions can range from slight vomiting to much more serious consequences for health, such as arrhythmias and vascular collapse.

It does not contribute to the strengthening of bones.The nutritionist and columnistFrom Times Mark Bittman, he pointed to one of his opinion articles that milk does not avoid the lack of calcium in the bones and puts other remedies to overcome osteoporosis such as physical exercise and obtaining vitamin D through exposure to sunlight.In addition, he concludes that the mentality must be changed because if milk is consumed, it should not be for its health benefits, but for taste pleasure.The Vitamin D study, Calcium, and Dairy INTAKES AND STRESS Fractures Among Female Adolescents, published last March in the scientific journal Archives of Pediatrics & AMP;Adolescent Medicine, concludes that neither calcium nor the consumption of dairy is associated with a decrease in the risk of bone fractures.These same results were obtained in Calcium, Vitamin D, Milk Consumption, and Hip fractures: Prospective Study Postmenopausal Women of the American Society for Clinical Nutrition that, after analyzing more 72,000 women, discovered that milk consumers were notLess prone to hip fractures than the rest.

From the PCRM they argue that the amount of calcium absorbed by the body not only depends on food, but also on a variety of factors, such as genes, the amount of vitamin D received, sedentary lifestyle, and other dietary influences since the proteins ofAnimal origin, sodium and caffeine avoid calcium absorption.In case a calcium complement is indispensable, other "healthier" foods, such as beans, tofu, broccoli, curly, cereals or orange juice recommend.

Disease prevention

The studies that defend the nutritional properties of milk are multiple and varied.One of the last and most complete, Drinking Flavored Or Plain Milk Is Positive Associated With Nutrient Intake and Is Not Associated with Adverse Effects on Weight Status in Us Children and Adolescents, highlights the need to introduce milk into the diet of children and adolescents,otherwise they would suffer the lack of vitamin and mineral contributions.Pediatrics professor at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York, Keith Ayoob, defends that milk should be part of any balanced diet: “It is a mistake for parents to neglect the consumption of dairy products in the feeding of their children,because it is essential for its growth and does not fatter as it is said. ”
These and other research have shown that milk consumption prevents rickets - due to its high content of vitamin D and calcium -, arthritis, osteoporosis and other problems related to the demineralization of bones.Marion Nestle, Nutrition Professor, Food Studies and Public Health at the University of New York tries to close the open debate about the convenience or not to keep milk in school menus: “It is true that its nutrients can be found in other foodsAnd that its excessive consumption, like everything else, can cause problems, but its nutritious function is more than demonstrated. ”

First news that I have that milk consumption can be related to type 1 diabetes: shock:

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I suppose the article speaks of the consumption of cow's milk (the most widespread) ... although I have also read in health magazines, that goat's milk can even favor and stimulate insulin production ... Who to ignore?

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