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One more little wrinkle: I don't think I can recall ever seeing semi-skimmed milk priced at a discount to whole milk at retail. Someone's got themselves a nice little earner selling off that removed dairy fat.
Every time I checked, semi-skimmed was at least a few cents cheaper. I only ever checked in Europe though.
Strongest case point for drinking whole milk (in my opinion)? It tastes a lot better.
Food habits during the growing years also contribute to the perception of taste. I had whole milk while growing up and I still prefer that. One of my friends grew up on the low-fat variety and likes it that way; he even tried whole on my recommendation and went back to low-fat because, "it didn't taste good".
Most things in moderation and you can focus on the pleasure aspect vs. the health. Whole has more pleasure to it.
If you're going to drink from the bosom of a cow, might as well go fully creepy.
One more little wrinkle: I don't think I can recall ever seeing semi-skimmed milk priced at a discount to whole milk at retail. Someone's got themselves a nice little earner selling off that removed dairy fat.
Whole milk is usually 10% – 15% more expensive where I live, though the lower-fat varieties are all priced the same. People in the Natural Golden Age™ didn't generally drink whole milk, either — they skimmed the cream off to use separately.
Interesting. That's not the case in the UK http://www.tesco.com/groceries/product/details/?id=254656543 http://www.tesco.com/groceries/product/details/?id=254656399 or Ireland http://www.tesco.ie/groceries/Product/Details/?id=250005508 http://www.tesco.ie/groceries/Product/Details/?id=250005606 .
>Surprise! Dairy fat actually helps avoid obesity I think the study over looks the most likely physiological reasoning for this, primarily suggesting it is a matter of satiety (feeling fuller consuming less). People like to hinge on the concept of calories in/calories out, then highlight short term diets of ice cream and Twinkies where people still lose weight because of the caloric intake management. Notwithstanding…
The credibility of all nutrition recommendations/research has been shot to hell by decades of flip-flopping. Trans-fats are safe! No wait, they really aren't, so forget that they were in pervasive use for 25+ years. Don't eat cholesterol! No, forget about that. Coffee is healthy! No it's unhealthy! No healthy! Unhealthy! There's no way to trust any of this. Whatever decisions are made now I expect to read about the b…
There certainly is a way to trust it. http://norvig.com/experiment-design.html
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A doctor once told me : cow milk is for calf, look how quickly they add mass.
Should we also stop eating green vegetables? Passed six months, cows only consume grass, and look how quickly they add mass.
As you point out. Milk is for baby animals. Cow milk is for cows. Adult humans are neither babies nor cows.
Green vegetables are for all omni/herbivores.