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A Milk Startup Takes on 300M Cows

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Re: A Milk Startup Takes on 300M Cows

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gsich wrote: post #49
cies wrote: post #44

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> life is deadly. Deal with it and eat what you like. I agree, but in a situation were CVD kills millions we might want to look at an easy fix. And another point, kill yourself with you shit behavior is one thing, dragging 100s of innocent being along with you by paying for them to be bread/hurt/exploited/killed is another thing. A not very ethical thing, especially since alternatives are readily available. Clickbait…

I disagree. Not eating dairy products restricts your eating choices considerably. I don't know where this crusade against dairy is coming from (besides the internet). It's very much normal to eat and drink milk related products, especially in countries with domesticated cows.

What makes humans the only species that need to consume the breast milk of other species after weaning?

Re: A Milk Startup Takes on 300M Cows

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Post by gsich »

kristallizer1 wrote: post #51
gsich wrote: post #49

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I disagree. Not eating dairy products restricts your eating choices considerably. I don't know where this crusade against dairy is coming from (besides the internet). It's very much normal to eat and drink milk related products, especially in countries with domesticated cows.

What makes humans the only species that need to consume the breast milk of other species after weaning?

Pleasure. Don't forget the produced goods that come from milk like cheese in your burger.

It's diversification in your food ressources. In the ancient past that made it easier to survive.

Re: A Milk Startup Takes on 300M Cows

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Post by kristallizer1 »

gsich wrote: post #52
kristallizer1 wrote: post #51

Earlier quoted context omitted.

What makes humans the only species that need to consume the breast milk of other species after weaning?

Pleasure. Don't forget the produced goods that come from milk like cheese in your burger. It's diversification in your food ressources. In the ancient past that made it easier to survive.

Just because we did something in the past doesn't mean we need to continue doing it now. There's no reason for adult humans to continue consuming another species' breast milk and ingest all the saturated fats and hormones that come along with it to damage our health.

edit: to add to that, there are horrible ethical violations in the dairy industry and it causes tremendous harm to the environment.

Re: A Milk Startup Takes on 300M Cows

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Post by gsich »

kristallizer1 wrote: post #53
gsich wrote: post #52

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Pleasure. Don't forget the produced goods that come from milk like cheese in your burger. It's diversification in your food ressources. In the ancient past that made it easier to survive.

Just because we did something in the past doesn't mean we need to continue doing it now. There's no reason for adult humans to continue consuming another species' breast milk and ingest all the saturated fats and hormones that come along with it to damage our health. edit: to add to that, there are horrible ethical violations in the dairy industry and it causes tremendous harm to the environment.

It's not really an argument to stop either.

Re: A Milk Startup Takes on 300M Cows

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Post by kristallizer1 »

gsich wrote: post #54
kristallizer1 wrote: post #53

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Just because we did something in the past doesn't mean we need to continue doing it now. There's no reason for adult humans to continue consuming another species' breast milk and ingest all the saturated fats and hormones that come along with it to damage our health. edit: to add to that, there are horrible ethical violations in the dairy industry and it causes tremendous harm to the environment.

It's not really an argument to stop either.

The damaging effects of consuming a food loaded with fat, protein, and hormones meant to grow a calf as fast as possible is not a good argument to stop consuming it?

Re: A Milk Startup Takes on 300M Cows

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Post by gsich »

kristallizer1 wrote: post #55
gsich wrote: post #54

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's not really an argument to stop either.

The damaging effects of consuming a food loaded with fat, protein, and hormones meant to grow a calf as fast as possible is not a good argument to stop consuming it?

No. I mean can you prove the damaging effects? There doesn't seem to be a unison there from what I found.

Do countries with high milk consumption have shorter life spans?

Re: A Milk Startup Takes on 300M Cows

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Post by cies »

gsich wrote: post #56
kristallizer1 wrote: post #55

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The damaging effects of consuming a food loaded with fat, protein, and hormones meant to grow a calf as fast as possible is not a good argument to stop consuming it?

No. I mean can you prove the damaging effects? There doesn't seem to be a unison there from what I found. Do countries with high milk consumption have shorter life spans?

> I mean can you prove the damaging effects?

See the in-your-eyes clickbaity titled video.

> Do countries with high milk consumption have shorter life spans?

Total lifespan is dependent on a lot of factors. But YES moving to dairy as a population shortens your lifespan by greatly increasing a bunch of sicknesses. See "the china study" for more in-depth info.

Re: A Milk Startup Takes on 300M Cows

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Post by gsich »

cies wrote: post #57
gsich wrote: post #56

Earlier quoted context omitted.

No. I mean can you prove the damaging effects? There doesn't seem to be a unison there from what I found. Do countries with high milk consumption have shorter life spans?

> I mean can you prove the damaging effects? See the in-your-eyes clickbaity titled video. > Do countries with high milk consumption have shorter life spans? Total lifespan is dependent on a lot of factors. But YES moving to dairy as a population shortens your lifespan by greatly increasing a bunch of sicknesses. See "the china study" for more in-depth info.

that would be a single source.

Re: A Milk Startup Takes on 300M Cows

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Post by gsich »

cies wrote: post #57
gsich wrote: post #56

Earlier quoted context omitted.

No. I mean can you prove the damaging effects? There doesn't seem to be a unison there from what I found. Do countries with high milk consumption have shorter life spans?

> I mean can you prove the damaging effects? See the in-your-eyes clickbaity titled video. > Do countries with high milk consumption have shorter life spans? Total lifespan is dependent on a lot of factors. But YES moving to dairy as a population shortens your lifespan by greatly increasing a bunch of sicknesses. See "the china study" for more in-depth info.

Reading the Wikipedia article on the "china study" doesn't seem that it's all definiteley related to dairy (or animal food consumption).

Re: A Milk Startup Takes on 300M Cows

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Post by gsich »

cies wrote: post #57
gsich wrote: post #56

Earlier quoted context omitted.

No. I mean can you prove the damaging effects? There doesn't seem to be a unison there from what I found. Do countries with high milk consumption have shorter life spans?

> I mean can you prove the damaging effects? See the in-your-eyes clickbaity titled video. > Do countries with high milk consumption have shorter life spans? Total lifespan is dependent on a lot of factors. But YES moving to dairy as a population shortens your lifespan by greatly increasing a bunch of sicknesses. See "the china study" for more in-depth info.

Just for your information:

https://www.uth.edu/media/story.htm?id=1692785a-5886-46e8-81...

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