[quote]Zap Branigan wrote:
dyskee wrote:
whole milk all the way
Is yours pasteurized?[/quote]
yes
[quote]LiftSmart wrote:
I remember someone saying (maybe an author on here) that removing the fat from milk impedes many other nutrients.
Can anyone confirm?[/quote]
Yep, that was in one of TC’s recent articles. I think he said calcium absortion was also affected by the skimming of milk as well. My memory could be dicey on that one though.
I drink whole milk but not much of it because it doesn’t agree with my lower belly but I’m bulking at the moment so I may just hit it regardless.
What about soy or rice milk instead of cow’s milk?
Here’s the excerpt from TC’s article:
"As we all know, milk is considered by many to be a “complete” food. However, you have to look at what’s meant by the term complete; it means that each ingredient plays a part, including the fat.
When you remove the saturated fat (as they do when they produce non-fat milk), you can’t digest the protein very well or absorb the calcium in the milk!
And when you remove the fat, you also remove the fat-soluble vitamins A and D. Sure, dairies add those vitamins back in, but again it doesn’t do much good because you need some fat to absorb the vitamins!
Lastly, milk fat contains glycosphingolipids, which are fats that spur cell metabolism and growth along with fighting gastrointestinal infections. Those are removed for good when you remove the fat.
Despite these simple facts, school systems around the country have begun to remove whole milk from cafeteria menus, their reasoning stemming from the belief that whole milk makes kids fat, even though it’s largely white flour and sugar that makes kids fat.
Ironically, recent studies have shown that the calcium in whole milk products actually enhances weight loss and lowers blood pressure."
[quote]tayjeremy wrote:
Pasteurization is said to KILL EVIL GERMS that may infect you… We don’t want that now do we?
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Pasteurization started off for a good reason. People were getting ill from dirty handling of the milk at the beginning of the 20th Century. We needn’t resort to conspiracy theories about THEM wanting more sick people.
However, nowadays, the milk industry is so clean that there needn’t be pasteurization. Raw milk is definitely the way to go.
Of course, some people will be allergic or sensitive even to raw milk so they should avoid it altogether.