OUGD505 | STUDIO BREIF 2 | RESEARCH: MILK

Dairy is a staple of many peoples diets. It's the 3rd largest segment in the UK eatwell plate:

Milk and dairy products are consistently promoted as part of a balanced diet, but a lot of research suggests otherwise. 

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/healthyeating/10868428/Give-up-dairy-products-to-beat-cancer.html

“We have all been brought up with the idea that milk is good for you,” says Prof Plant. “But there is evidence now that the growth factors and hormones it contains are not just risky for breast cancer, but also other hormone-related cancers, of the prostate, testicles and ovary.”

https://authoritynutrition.com/is-dairy-bad-or-good/

"One common argument against dairy products is that it is “unnatural” to consume them.

This makes sense… humans are the only species that consumes milk in adulthood and certainly the only species that consumes the milk from another animal. Of course, the biological purpose of cow’s milk is to feed a rapidly growing calf. Humans aren’t calves… and adults usually don’t need to grow.

Before the agricultural revolution, humans only drank mother’s milk as infants. They didn’t consume dairy as adults… one of the reasons dairy is excluded on a strict paleo diet. Therefore, it doesn’t make sense from an evolutionary perspective that dairy is “needed” for optimal health. That being said, people in some areas of the world have been eating dairy for thousands of years and there are many studies that document how the genes have changed to accommodate dairy products in the diet. The fact that some of us are genetically adapted to eating dairy is a pretty convincing argument for it being “natural” for us to consume it." 

http://drhyman.com/blog/2010/06/24/dairy-6-reasons-you-should-avoid-it-at-all-costs-2/

"Dairy is nature’s perfect food — but only if you’re a calf."

"1. Milk doesn’t reduce fractures. Contrary to popular belief, eating dairy products has never been shown to reduce fracture risk. In fact, according to the Nurses’ Health Study dairy may increase risk of fractures by 50 percent!

2. Less dairy, better bones. Countries with lowest rates of dairy and calcium consumption (like those in Africa and Asia) have the lowest rates of osteoporosis.

3. Calcium isn’t as bone-protective as we thought. Studies of calcium supplementation have shown no benefit in reducing fracture risk.vitamin D appears to be much more important than calcium in preventing fractures.

4. Calcium may raise cancer risk. Research shows that higher intakes of both calcium and dairy products may increase a man’s risk of prostate cancer by 30 to 50 percent. Plus, dairy consumption increases the body’s level of insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) — a known cancer promoter.

5. Calcium has benefits that dairy doesn’t. Calcium supplements, but not dairy products, may reduce the risk of colon cancer.

6. Not everyone can stomach dairy. About 75 percent of the world’s population is genetically unable to properly digest milk and other dairy products — a problem called lactose intolerance."

http://www.express.co.uk/life-style/health/523130/Why-you-should-give-up-milk-and-dairy

1. MILK CONTAINS HORMONES LINKED TO CANCER

2. MILK PROTEIN (CASEIN) IS LINKED TO CANCER AND CHRONIC DISEASE

3. THE MYTH ABOUT DAIRY AND CALCIUM 

4. LACTOSE (MILK SUGAR) CAN'T BE DIGESTED PROPERLY 

5. IT'S JUST A BIT WEIRD 

6. MILK IS BAD FOR THE WAISTLINE 

7. DAIRY IS BAD FOR YOUR SKIN

Milk is seen as a staple ingredient around the UK. There have been many ad campaigns from the diary industry promoting milk, health benefits and that we need milk for calcium - strong bones for children.