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Do adults need to drink milk?

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xBiffx said:
Humans are the only mammals that drink milk past the nursing stage. So I would say not drinking milk is more natural, lactose intolerance is also natural. But I drink milk still, so meh.
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hahaha another idiotic comment
 
JEDIYoda said:
hahaha another idiotic comment
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Not really. Lactose tolerance is actually a rare thing. Most mammals, including humans, lose their lactose tolerance shortly after they're infants (or whatever you want to call other animal's equivalent). Lactose tolerance is most common in people of European descent, which shouldn't be all that surprising when you look at other countries' cuisines. Ever heard of an Asian dairy dish? I sure haven't.

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

Osteoporosis has been linked to drinking milk which adults don't need.
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Your body uses calcium from your bones for muscle contractions, among other things. Your body uses bicarbonate to neutralize your blood's ph. Bicarbonate is CHO3. I'll let you figure out which molecule is missing.
 
And here I thought I was in the minority for drinking milk. At least in my family I am.

I was drinking 1% but then kicked it up to 2%. It is the only vice I have left.
 
squarecut1 said:
I don't think everything has an ulterior motive behind it
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FWIW, the dairy industry spends roughly $50 million a year in milk advertising (plus another $20 million or so for cheese advertising). It's a $19 billion dollar industry, so there are some stakes involved :awe: There's some interesting research out there on milk as well:

http://www.notmilk.com/
 
 
 
nickbits said:
babies need milk, not adults. human digestive system isn't designed to digest milk from other animals.
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Sure it is, by and large we handle it just fine, it just has carbs, fat and protein, not to mention vitamins, which is pretty much everything we need
 
Milk is not a natural drink for adults. Look at how many adults are lactose intolerant. Especially the Asian population which doesn't have centuries of culture in drinking it.

That said I have the occasional chocolate milk.
 
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