Evaluation of Milk

             "Food- Pint of Contention: While critics question the virtues of milk, others say pour it on for good health. Here's the bottom line." ; Timothy Gower; Health Magazine; May 2002; pgs 66-70.
             Timothy Gower focuses on the controversial topic of whether or not milk is good for you. He discusses the different types of milk, which ones are the best to drink, and also studies that have been done to verify the results. It is evident that American consumers are very much in the dark about the truth on milk, thinking that it is healthy and wholesome to have in your daily diet.
             The first half of the article talks about the downfalls of drinking milk. There are a few committees that have many reasons to reject dairy products in every way possible. The Physicians committee rejects dairy because they believe it causes every disease you can think of, and the Ethical treatment of Animals committee rejects it for reasons that harming animals could never be right. People have written books about why milk should not be known to 'do a body good', why it shouldn't be used as your daily calcium source, or a method to prevent osteoporosis and make your bones stronger. Another physician researched the idea of milk causing your body to produce insulin-like growth factor substance, which is said to encourage the growth of precancerous cells. Many people noted in the article that milk seems to do more harm to your body than good.
             The focus in the second half of the article is more on determining the actual truth in all these studies that researchers are conducting. Most doctors will caution patients about the effects of milk and maybe tell them to limit their consumption to the recommended daily allowance. This is because nothing has been proven about milk where they can now say 'don't drink it because it is harmful to your health'. Most scientists are basing their rea
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