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"SAt NETHERLANDS CANADA % •ISRAEL FRANCE i 300 tOO 200 Cow milk consumption (liters/person/year) Figure 2: Association of cow's milk consumption and incidence of Type-1 diabetes in different countries (Source: T. Colin Campbell, The China Study) When the data for both the genetically susceptible and non-susceptible are merged, there is an increased risk for children who are weaned and put on cow's milk before three months of approximately 1.5 times, which is approximately a 50 percent increase in incidence of Type-1 diabetes." - Gabriel Cousens, There Is a Cure for Diabetes: The Tree of Life 21-Day+ Program (Get the book.) "Finland, which has the world's highest milk consumption, also has the world's highest per capita rate of insulin-dependent diabetes.24 The problem is that the antibodies to the milk antigens cross-react with the beta cells of the pancreas, creating inflammation and scarring. This consequently blocks or destroys beta cell production of insulin. This is not new information. In 1992 the New England Journal of Medicine reported a study done in Finland on children ages 4-12. They measured the antibodies in these children against BSA (bovine serum albumin)." - Gabriel Cousens, There Is a Cure for Diabetes: The Tree of Life 21-Day+ Program (Get the book.)

"Countries with high milk consumption have a high risk of type 1 diabetes.50 Animal research also indicates that avoiding milk affords protection from type 1 diabetes.51 Milk contains a protein related to a protein in the pancreas, the organ where insulin is made. Some researchers believe that children who are allergic (page 14) to milk may develop antibodies that attack the pancreas, causing type 1 diabetes. Several studies have linked cows' milk consumption to the occurrence of type 1 diabetes in children.52'53'54'55 However, other studies have failed to find such a link." - Alan R. Gaby, M.D., Jonathan V. Wright, M.D., Forrest Batz, Pharm.D. Rick Chester, RPh., N.D., DipLAc. George Constantine, R.Ph., Ph.D. Linnea D. Thompson, Pharm.D., N.D., The Natural Pharmacy: Complete A-Z Reference to Natural Treatments for Common Health Conditions (Get the book.)

"Milk consumption has also been linked to the development of prostate cancer. Casein, the major protein in milk, has been shown in animal studies to powerfully promote cancer growth.5 3. USDA recommendation: "Consume less than 10 percent of calories from saturated fat and less than 300 mg/day of cholesterol, and keep trans-fatty acid consumption as low as possible." This is strange, impractical advice." - Caldwell B. Esselstyn, Jr., M.D., Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease (Get the book.)

"Is it any wonder that milk consumption in adulthood is correlated with increased rates of breast, prostate, and colon cancer? Increased incidence of atherosclerosis is another association: Remember those breast-fed infants with plaques? That's right, milk. Don't be misled by labels that say words to the effect "Our cows are not treated with bovine growth hormone (or BGH)." All cows' milk contains BGH (another name for IGF) to make calves grow, regardless of whether or not the mothers were injected with that hormone. What else does IGF do?" - Dr. Steven R. Gundry, Dr. Gundry's Diet Evolution: Turn Off the Genes That Are Killing You - And Your Waistline - And Drop the Weight for Good (Get the book.)

"Doses of 3000-6000 FCC units of lactase administered just prior to milk consumption decrease both breath hydrogen and symptom responses to lactose loads ranging from 17 to 20g [103, 108, 109]. The decrease in breath hydrogen and symptoms is generally dose dependent. Doses up to 9900 FCC units may be needed for digestion of a large lactose load, such as 50 g of lactose [103, 110, 111]. Lactose-hydrolyzed milks also improve lactose intolerance symptoms in both children and adults [72, 73, 112-122]." - Ann M. Coulston and Carol J. Boushey, Nutrition in the Prevention and Treatment of Disease (Get the book.) "A major challenge for diet therapy of lactose maldigesters is to ensure adequate intakes of calcium, vitamin D, and other nutrients found largely in dairy products while, at the same time, minimizing the occurrence of lactose intolerance symptoms that would tend to limit milk consumption. This chapter (1) reviews the pathophysiology of lactose maldigestion, (2) attempts to correct common misconceptions concerning the frequency and severity of lactose intolerance symptoms, and (3) provides dietary strategies to minimize symptoms of intolerance. II." - Ann M. Coulston and Carol J. Boushey, Nutrition in the Prevention and Treatment of Disease (Get the book.) "Milk consumption, galactose metabolism and ovarian cancer (Australia). Cancer Causes Control 9, 637-644. 316. Kushi, L. H., Byers, T., Doyle, C, et al. (2006). American Cancer Society Guidelines on Nutrition and Physical Activity for cancer prevention: Reducing the risk of cancer with healthy food choices and physical activity. CA Cancer J. Clin. 56, 254-281. 317. Wolk, A., Manson, J. E., Stampfer, M. J., et al. (1999). Long-term intake of dietary fiber and decreased risk of coronary heart disease among women. JAMA 281, 1998-2004. 318. Kant, A. K., Schatzkin, A., Graubard, B. I." - Ann M. Coulston and Carol J. Boushey, Nutrition in the Prevention and Treatment of Disease (Get the book.) "Milk consumption is a risk factor for prostate cancer: Meta-analysis of case-control studies. Nutr. Cancer 48, 22-27. 87. Gao, X., LaValley, M. P., and Tucker, K. L. (2005). Prospective studies of dairy product and calcium intakes and prostate cancer risk: A meta-analysis. J. Natl. Cancer Inst. 97. 1768-1777. 88. Ross, R. K., Shimizu, H., Paganini-Hill, A., Honda, G., and Henderson, B. E. (1987). Case-control studies of prostate cancer in blacks and whites in southern California. J. Natl. Cancer Inst. 78, 869-874. 89. Yu, H., Harris, R. E., and Wynder, E. L. (1988)." - Ann M. Coulston and Carol J. Boushey, Nutrition in the Prevention and Treatment of Disease (Get the book.)

"Although many are not aware of it, milk consumption is directly associated with juvenile diabetes. The American Academy of Pediatrics made a decision, based on this data, in 1994 to strongly encourage families with a diabetic history not to give their children cow's milk or cow's milk products for at least two years. The key to understanding this is that there are more than 100 antigens found in milk. The reason for the increase in juvenile diabetes is that the children have much higher formation of antibodies to the cow's milk antigens." - Gabriel Cousens, There Is a Cure for Diabetes: The Tree of Life 21-Day+ Program (Get the book.) "The overall results strongly suggest that cow's milk, especially in children who are genetically susceptible and who are weaned before three months, significantly increases the risk of developing Type-1 diabetes. milk consumption has many other health and spiritual problems, which are beyond the scope of this book. ALLERGIES AND LACTOSE INTOLERANCE Cow's milk is the number one cause of food allergies among infants and children, according to the American Gastroenterological Association." - Gabriel Cousens, There Is a Cure for Diabetes: The Tree of Life 21-Day+ Program (Get the book.)

"While the National Dairy Council strongly opposes that idea, the theory's validity was further corroborated by an epidemiological study that compared milk consumption rates among children in twelve countries to their rates of type-1 diabetes.22 The correlation is exceptionally close. As milk consumption increases, type-1 diabetes increases almost in lock-step. In fact, the 96% correlation verges on being prefect. In Figure 1, the lower-left point represents Japan and the upper-right, Finland.22 Finland's rate of diabetes in this study was 11-times higher than Japan's." - Marc Sorenson, Solar Power For Optimal Health (Get the book.)

"Population (epidemiological) studies suggest that milk consumption or dairy proteins are related to a decreased risk of hypertension. Some intervention studies have shown milk products and dairy proteins have a blood pressure-lowering effect. Milk proteins are broken down by enzymes in your stomach and by enzymes produced by Lactobacilli. The broken-down milk proteins are called milk peptides. Several milk peptides have antihypertensive effects in animal and in clinical studies." - Allison Tannis, Probiotic Rescue: How You can use Probiotics to Fight Cholesterol, Cancer, Superbugs, Digestive Complaints and More (Get the book.)

"The decline in whole milk consumption leveled off, while the increase in the consumption of lower-fat milk peaked in 1990. There was little improvement in the number of Americans engaging in regular exercise. The percentage of obese Americans nearly doubled between 1990 and 2002 (11.6 percent versus 22.1 percent). The number of Americans with type 2 diabetes, which significantly increases the risk of heart disease, increased proportionately." - John Abramson, Overdosed America: The Broken Promise of American Medicine (P.S.) (Get the book.)

"Since milk increases IGF-1 and IGF-1 increases twinning rates, one would expect that milk consumption increases twinning. This is confirmed by several studies. For example, twinning rates in 15 European countries correlated with average milk consumption.34 The rate of twins in some countries also dropped when dairy consumption fell during World War II.35 A study in the Journal of Reproductive Medicine reported that mothers who consumed milk were five times more likely to give birth to fraternal twins, compared to vegans (1.9% compared to .4%)." - Jeffrey M. Smith, Genetic Roulette: The Documented Health Risks of Genetically Engineered Foods (Get the book.)

"Canadian milk consumption has fallen Glucose and galactose can j substantially over the past two decades-- then be easily absorbed into | from about 430 glasses per person in 1980 to the blood and used as energy I 370 glasses in 1999. around the body. Lactose Intolerance versus Milk Intolerance It is common to confuse lactose intolerance with cow's milk intolerance because the symptoms are often the same. However, the two are not related. Being intolerant to cow's milk is an allergic reaction to proteins in the milk and involves the immune system." - Allison Tannis, Probiotic Rescue: How You can use Probiotics to Fight Cholesterol, Cancer, Superbugs, Digestive Complaints and More (Get the book.)

"For example, twinning rates in 15 European countries correlated with average milk consumption.34 The rate of twins in some countries also dropped when dairy consumption fell during World War II.35 A study in the Journal of Reproductive Medicine reported that mothers who consumed milk were five times more likely to give birth to fraternal twins, compared to vegans (1.9% compared to .4%).36 Twinning rates have tripled over the last 30 years, in part due to the increased amount of in vitro fertilization and the tendency for women to have children later in life." - Jeffrey M. Smith, Genetic Roulette: The Documented Health Risks of Genetically Engineered Foods (Get the book.)

"Several studies have linked cows' milk consumption to the occurrence of type 1 diabetes in children.52'53'54'55 However, other studies have failed to find such a link.56'57 One study even reported a protective effect of higher intake of dairy products on diabetes risk in children.58 One reason for the conflicting results of the research may be that different genetic strains of cows' milk protein (casein) are associated with different levels of risk." - Alan R. Gaby, M.D., Jonathan V. Wright, M.D., Forrest Batz, Pharm.D. Rick Chester, RPh., N.D., DipLAc. George Constantine, R.Ph., Ph.D. Linnea D. Thompson, Pharm.D., N.D., The Natural Pharmacy: Complete A-Z Reference to Natural Treatments for Common Health Conditions (Get the book.) "Recent research also suggests a possible link berween milk consumption in infancy and an increased risk of type 2 (non-insulin-dependent) diabetes.66 Lifestyle changes that may be helpful Most people with type 2 diabetes are overweight.67 Excess abdominal weight does not stop insulin formation,68 but it does make the body less sensitive to insulin.69 Excess weight can even make healthy people pre-diabetic.70 Weight loss (page 446) reverses this problem.71 In most studies, type 2 diabetes has improved with weight loss." - Alan R. Gaby, M.D., Jonathan V. Wright, M.D., Forrest Batz, Pharm.D. Rick Chester, RPh., N.D., DipLAc. George Constantine, R.Ph., Ph.D. Linnea D. Thompson, Pharm.D., N.D., The Natural Pharmacy: Complete A-Z Reference to Natural Treatments for Common Health Conditions (Get the book.)

"In this same review,38 the authors summarized additional studies that indirectly compared breast-feeding practices associated with cow's milk consumption and Type 1 diabetes. This compilation involved fifty-two possible comparisons, twenty of which were statistically significant. Of these twenty significant findings, nineteen favored an association of cow's milk with disease, and only one did not. Again the odds heavily favored the hypothesized association, something that the authors failed to note." - T. Colin Campbell, Ph.D. and Thomas M. Campbell II, The China Study: The Most Comprehensive Study of Nutrition Ever Conducted and the Startling Implications for Diet, Weight Loss and Long-term Health (Get the book.)

"They found a striking correlation between the incidence of multiple sclerosis and low per capita milk consumption in the United States. The correlation was 0.82. In Europe, a similar relationship was found. Patients with MS do very much better when they are on a low-fat diet. A low-fat diet means that dairy products are eliminated from it, as they are the major source of fats. Dr R.L. Swank and his colleagues have found that patients with MS who adhered to his low-fat diet regimen, as described in his The Multiple Sclerosis Diet Book, experienced good results." - Abram Hoffer, PhD, MD, FRCP(C) and Dr. Jonathan Prousjy, DPHE, DSC, ND, FRSH, Naturopathic Nutrition: A Guide to Nutrient-rich Food & Nutritional Supplements for Optimum Health (Get the book.)

"In contrast, there are a total of five statistically significant studies and all five showed the same result: early cow's milk consumption is associated with increased risk of Type 1 diabetes. There is only one chance in sixty-four that this was a random or chance result. There are many, many reasons, some seen and some unseen, why an experiment would find no statistically significant relationship between two factors, even when a relationship really exists. Perhaps the study didn't include enough people, and statistical certainty was unattainable." - T. Colin Campbell, Ph.D. and Thomas M. Campbell II, The China Study: The Most Comprehensive Study of Nutrition Ever Conducted and the Startling Implications for Diet, Weight Loss and Long-term Health (Get the book.)

"This is good news for the dairy industry, for if milk consumption can be maintained long enough, no matter what the cost, most groups will have developed the ability to retain lactase production. It is now possible to swallow lactase tablets before the milk is drunk or to drink lactase treated milk and thus avoid most of the symptoms of lactase deficiency. However, this will not solve the problem for the milk allergic individual." - Abram Hoffer, PhD, MD, FRCP(C) and Dr. Jonathan Prousjy, DPHE, DSC, ND, FRSH, Naturopathic Nutrition: A Guide to Nutrient-rich Food & Nutritional Supplements for Optimum Health (Get the book.)

"There's at least one epidemiological report linking high milk consumption with lowered fertility for women. Besides, cow's milk is best for little cows, anyway." "OK." "It's wisest to stop smoking if you do." She shook her head "no". "Also, cut alcohol back to no more than one glass of wine or beer a day." "No problem. That's actually a little more alcohol than I drink usually, anyway." "Good. Now, other general measures. Even if it makes no difference to fertility, it's best for the health of any developing baby to eliminate all food chemicals, additives, flavorings, and preservatives." - Jonathan V. Wright, M.D. and Alan R. Gaby, M.D., Natural Medicine, Optimal Wellness: The Patient's Guide to Health and Healing (Get the book.)

"Many Americans don't have the family heritage that supports this much milk consumption. There is also the issue of milk quality. Cows stimulated to produce milk with synthetic bovine growth hormone require constant antibiotics to control their poor health. Typically, such animals are not allowed to freely graze on grass, instead eating moldy corn. If you like milk, buy organic milk from well-treated cows. Keep in mind not all "organic" milk is produced in a quality manner." - Byron J. Richards, The Leptin Diet: How Fit Is Your Fat? (Get the book.)

"Increased milk production due to BGH will be more than offset by costs of the hormone and extra cattle feed, by currently unrecognized costs due to infertility, mastitis, other cattle diseases and their treatment, and by decreased milk consumption reflecting well-based consumer concerns. These broadly based societal costs are not balanced by profits to the BGH manufacturing industries, Monsanto, American Cyanamid, Upjohn Co., and Elanco in conjunction with Dow Chemical Co., from anticipated sales of $500 million in 1991." - Samuel S. Epstein, M.D., What's In Your Milk?: An Exposé of Industry and Government Cover-Up on the Dangers of the Genetically Engineered (rBGH) Milk You're Drinking (Get the book.)

"Cow's milk consumption by children zero to fourteen years of age in twelve countries27 shows an almost perfect correlation with Type 1 diabetes.28 The greater the consumption of cow's milk, the greater the prevalence of Type 1 diabetes. In Finland, Type 1 diabetes is thirty-six times more common than in Japan.29 Large amounts of cow's milk products are consumed in Finland but very little is consumed in Japan.27 CHART 9." - T. Colin Campbell, Ph.D. and Thomas M. Campbell II, The China Study: The Most Comprehensive Study of Nutrition Ever Conducted and the Startling Implications for Diet, Weight Loss and Long-term Health (Get the book.)

"In fact, there is some epidemiological evidence that milk consumption may reduce risk of colon cancer, rather than increase it." Dr. Barbara Vonderhaar, National Institutes of Health/National Cancer Institute (letter, July 10,1995) "First and foremost, the levels of IGF-1 found in milk from rBGH treated cows are within the normal range found in milk from control cows through the lactation cycle. To the best of my knowledge, no one here at the NCI or in any other laboratory in the world, has caused normal breast cells to become cancerous by adding IGF-1 to their growth medium." - Samuel S. Epstein, M.D., What's In Your Milk?: An Exposé of Industry and Government Cover-Up on the Dangers of the Genetically Engineered (rBGH) Milk You're Drinking (Get the book.)

"I personally have not yet met a person who hasn't shown signs of congestion and irritation as a result of milk consumption, especially in the United States. In all the U.S. with the exception of California, Washington and Georgia, it is illegal to sell whole, raw milk, despite the fact that raw milk contains far less potentially harmful bacteria than pasteurized, homogenized milk. Pasteurized, homogenized milk does not qualify as food per se." - Andreas Moritz, Timeless Secrets of Health & Rejuvenation: Unleash The Natural Healing Power That Lies Dormant Within You (Get the book.)

"But the incidence of multiple sclerosis correlated most strikingly with a relatively low per-capita milk consumption. Agranoff and Goldberg were excited. They next looked for similar relationships in other countries. They studied twenty-one other nations. Again they found that in these other twenty-one countries the only significant link was between multiple sclerosis and average milk consumption. It is unclear, as yet, how milk consumption tends to increase the risk of developing multiple sclerosis." - Frank A. Oski, M.D., Don't Drink Your Milk (Get the book.)

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