Milk Myths!

[Rainbow]

"Drinking milk is natural" ... hmm? :bhead:

Take a look below! Milk Myths (http://www.milkmyths.org.uk/)

[Bowwowmeow]

Ah, one of those pictures looks familiar!

GOT WEANED?

[Oracl]

They are clever pics, Rainbow, thanks for posting them. :agree: :thumbsup:

[Rainbow]

Thanks to Viva! (http://www.viva.org.uk/) (Veggies International Voice for Animals)
Their sister site is VVF (http://www.vegetarian.org.uk/index.htm)

[IndyVegan]

That is a great site! :rock:

[my3labs]

The first one is awesome! Well, they both are but I've seen the other one before.
I'm printing it now and will put it on my fridge for my husband and daughter to have something to think about.

[paul]

good posters.

[Gliondrach]

Information in Paediatrics International about oestrogens from cow milk:

Pediatrics International. 2009 May 22.

Exposure to exogenous estrogen through intake of commercial milk produced from pregnant cows.

Maruyama K, Oshima T, Ohyama K.

Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Medicine and Engineering, Department of Clinical Nursing and Pediatrics, University of Yamanashi, Yamanashi 409-3898, Japan.

Abstract BACKGROUND: Modern genetically improved dairy cows continue to lactate throughout almost the entire pregnancy. Therefore, recent commercial cow's milk contains large amounts of estrogens and progesterone. Among the exposure of prepubertal children to exogenous estrogens, we are particularly concerned with commercial milk produced from pregnant cows. We examined concentrations of serum and urine sex hormones after the intake of cow milk. METHODS: Subjects were seven male adults, six prepubertal children, and five female adults. Male adults and children drank 600 ml/m(2) of cow milk. Urine samples were collected one hour before the milk intake and 4 times every hour after the intake. In male adults, serum samples were obtained before and 15, 30, 45, 60, 90 and 120 minutes after the milk intake. Female adults took 500 ml of cow's milk every night for 21 days beginning the first day of the second menstruation. In three successive menstrual cycles, the day of ovulation was examined by an ovulation checker. RESULTS: After the intake of cow milk, serum E1(oestrone) and progesterone concentrations significantly increased, and serum LH (lutenising hormone), FSH (follicle stimulating hormone) and testosterone significantly decreased in male adults. Urine concentrations of E1, E2 (oestradiol), E3 (oestriol) and preganediol significantly increased in all adults and children. In 4 out of 5 females, ovulations occurred during the milk intake, and the timing of ovulation was similar among the 3 menstrual cycles. CONCLUSIONS: Our data on male adults and children indicate that estrogens in milk were absorbed, and gonadotropin secretion was suppressed, followed by a decrease in testosterone secretion. Sexual maturation of prepubertal children could be affected by the ordinary intake of cow milk.

PMID: 19496976

[Doughnut]

Here is my anti-dairy poster:
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[Gliondrach]

Did you create that or was it on the VS website?

[Doughnut]

Afraid it's a product of my diseased mind.

[Gliondrach]

It's jolly good. I'll keep you in mind when I set up the Vegan Propaganda Bureau.

[Doughnut]

Thanks but as long as I can have a VPB badge.

[ChenLi]

Cool poster dough.

[Doughnut]

Thanks :)

[LetsEat]

When my daugher was a baby and I was nursing her, I became a La Leche League leader. They are people that help women nurse their babies. Cuz sadly people have forgotton how to do such a natural thing, and doctors don't know SQUAT about it. Seriously.

Anyhow I remember reading (and that was 28 years ago) that cows milk was meant to help a calf stand and walk in a very very short time after birth. Well hello, how can that possibly be good for human babies that are not meant to?? (retorical) And I do remember someone of that time being brave enough to say that each specicies is species specific in how to feed it's young and that no one past babies *needed* milk. And they reminded people that do you see any species drinking milk past a certain age. Ha ha, it was scary to some to be reminded. lol

Now once this weather clears, on to find some more vegan ice cream, I'm out. :)

[Gliondrach]

Is the weather too hot or too cold to go out? You haven't been hit by the same weather as Washington D.C., have you?

[LetsEat]

No, it's just cold rain at the moment. But that's icky enough right now.