Do adults need to drink milk?

[brianmanahan]

You are told you need milk because milk makes people money. You don't need milk.

you are a weirdy

 

[squarecut1]

You are told you need milk because milk makes people money.

I don't think everything has an ulterior motive behind it

 

[squarecut1]

I don't drink it. I do get calcium from yogurt and cheeses, though.

Yes they say yogurt is equivalent

 

[Jeff7]

Biologically? No, not necessary.
It's something mammals, with their relatively high metabolisms, make to jump-start growth in their minimally-developed infants. Simpler life forms, like reptiles, hatch or give birth to offspring that are fairly close to adults in terms of basic functionality. Once it's old enough to handle adult foods, the tap runs dry and the offspring is expected to eat on its own.

Body uses calcium from your bones to neutralize acidity caused by milk.

Osteoporosis has been linked to drinking milk which adults don't need.

Bullshit. Just complete, utter bullshit.

If that was the case, I'd think that anyone who drinks orange juice every day would be nothing but a squishy bag of skin on the floor.

 

[gorb]

super lactose intolerant here so no milk plz

 

[AznAnarchy99]

I was told that milk would make me taller. I'm not tall

 

[Zargon]

Bullshit. Just complete, utter bullshit.

Body uses calcium from your bones to neutralize acidity caused by milk.

Osteoporosis has been linked to drinking milk which adults don't need.

for serious, if you are going post stuff that off the wall, alteast link some data that backs it....

 

[Albatross]

Evolution didn`t make me lactose tolerant in adulthood just so I can drink Pepsi.Yeah,love me some milk.

 

[Gibsons]

I was told that milk would make me taller. I'm not tall

Maybe you'd be shorter without it?

 

[squarecut1]

For those who say they don't drink it because of lactose intolerance, how about lactose free milk?

 

[Rakehellion]

Humans are the only mammals that drink milk past the nursing stage.

I think that's mainly because other mammals don't have access to refrigeration.

 

[Rakehellion]

For those who say they don't drink it because of lactose intolerance, how about lactose free milk?

If you really love milk or eat cereal, go for it.

You don't need any particular food in your diet, provided you're getting those same nutrients elsewhere. To say adults need to drink milk is like saying adults need to eat cassowary.

 

[Rakehellion]

Body uses calcium from your bones to neutralize acidity caused by milk.

Osteoporosis has been linked to drinking milk which adults don't need.

Humans commonly eat foods that are very acidic, such as fruit.

Also, milk is basic, not acidic.

Also, your entire stomach is filled with acid literally all the time and you ingest it regularly.

 

[Zargon]

If that was the case, I'd think that anyone who drinks orange juice every day would be nothing but a squishy bag of skin on the floor.

LOL good point

 

[SunnyD]

Find me a lactating woman that will let me ...

:hmm:

Nevermind.

Do adult mammals require milk in their diet? Nope. If they did, then the above statement would be commonplace and not even a remotely disgusting thought to anybody.

Let me put it another way: Do adult cows need milk in their diet?

 

[squarecut1]

I drink coconut milk. my kids drink whole milk.

I know this 6 year old who is not even chubby, let alone more. Yet the pediatrician has said he should drink skim milk!

With the way things are going in America with regards to obesity, I guess the pediatricians and all are going in this direction

 

[zCypher]

No, but you should eat at least a pound of cheese and 2 gallons of ice cream daily.

Note: poutine doesn't count towards your cheese count as it's the food of the gods.

 

[pete6032]

I don't. I can't remember the last time I drank milk. I don't have cereal either. I will drink it if I visit family and they have some in the fridge.

 

[squarecut1]

I think that's mainly because other mammals don't have access to refrigeration.

But adults have been drinking milk long before refrigerators were around

 

[MiniDoom]

I know this 6 year old who is not even chubby, let alone more. Yet the pediatrician has said he should drink skim milk!

With the way things are going in America with regards to obesity, I guess the pediatricians and all are going in this direction

that's the way of the past. sugar, for the most part causes obesity and heart disease. not fat. studies are now confirming this.

 

[Gibsons]

Humans commonly eat foods that are very acidic, such as fruit.

Also, milk is basic, not acidic.

Also, your entire stomach is filled with acid literally all the time and you ingest it regularly.

I think he's about to start talking about "ash" next, the whole alkaline diet thing.

 

[NikolaeVarius]

that's the way of the past. sugar, for the most part causes obesity and heart disease. not fat. studies are now confirming this.

I think its more from a caloric direction than fat/sugar.

Also milk does contain large amounts of sugar, so you should also avoid lots of milk if you want to avoid the stuff.

 

[squarecut1]

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Also milk does contain large amounts of sugar, so you should also avoid lots of milk because of sugar issues.

That is true too. Looks like everything has something bad in it!

 

[moonbogg]

you are a weirdy

Shut your milk hole! (with love. relax. I love you. Calm down. Nice milk massage for your milky muscles...milk milk milk)

I don't think everything has an ulterior motive behind it

Correct, not everything. But the milk thing? Total bullshit. Its a scam.

 

[MiniDoom]

I think its more from a caloric direction than fat/sugar.

Also milk does contain large amounts of sugar, so you should also avoid lots of milk because of sugar issues.

I don't drink milk (my kids do, because they're growing). And good luck eating 2,000 calories of broccoli. not to mention digesting proteins requires more energy than carbs.

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/study-too-much-sugar-is-linked-to-fatal-heart-disease/