Since the beginning of time, people have been drinking milk. Even today you will find a gallon of milk in almost every refrigerator in America. Milk is, and has always been, a staple of our diet. Because it contains essential proteins, carbohydrates, fats, minerals and vitamins, milk is considered one of nature's perfect foods. Unfortunately, throughout the last century milk has been subjected to many forms of modern processing practices, which deprive milk from many of its natural qualities and benefits. Therefore many essential vitamins and enzymes are lost. Processing milk has altered one of nature’s perfect foods and changed it into something nature did not intend. Because of the abundant health benefits in raw milk, this report will explain why it should be made legal for consumers to buy throughout the United States.
Milk today is not what it used to be. Only three percent of the U.S. population regularly consumes raw, unprocessed milk regularly (CDC). Before the process of pasteurization, cultures throughout history thrived on raw milk. In America, the first cows were brought to the Jamestown colony in 1610. Cottage dairying in America started in 1620, with the large importation of cattle from Europe. As the nation moved west, settlers sought pastures and room for more cattle. Most families had a family cow, and even small dairies were family-owned. During this time, cows fed off lush, green pastures. Ron Schmid observes, in his Untold Story of Milk, “Milk in America at the beginning of the nineteenth century was of the same character as the milk that had nurtured humanity for many thousands of years . . . This was soon to change, as the growth of the cities would lead to changes in milk that would have devastating effect...
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Chocolate milk and a cafeteria don't go together like frosting on a cupcake, so don’t put them together. Schools should not serve chocolate milk to students. It’s easy to think that chocolate milk is just as healthy as white milk, but when you look at the facts, it is very clear that we should not serve chocolate milk in schools. It has been found that our bodies don’t need chocolate milk, there is too much sugar, and chocolate milk can cause illnesses and diseases. Chocolate milk should not be served in schools now or ever again.
LI was first recognized in the 1960s when researchers found black children responding unfavorably to milk in their diets (Harrison 812). Research led to the discovery that lactose, the major sugar in milk and related dairy products, was undigestible in some people because they were missing the enzyme lactase. Lactase breaks down lactose into its component monosaccharide sugars, glucose and galactose. In people missing lactase, lactose passes undigested through the small intestine. In some people, the undigested lactose passes through the remainder of their systems with no ill effects. In others, however, the undigested lactose becomes viscous and ferments in the colon (Englert and Guillory 903). The thickness of the liquid and the fermentation cause painful cramping, gas and sometimes diarrhea. Besides not being able to digest lactose, these people suffer from malabsorption, which causes them to receive little or none of milk's nutrients (Houts 110).1
From a financial and marketing standpoint, the effects have been catastrophic. In some areas, milk production has decreased by an average of two liters daily and calving index (efficiency at which new calves are produced) went down by an average of twenty days (Davies NP). Th...
Commodity Chain of Milk Milk: Does the body good? That?s about as much as I knew. As a somewhat, well, I?ll admit it- ignorant consumer- I simply thought that milk in the supermarket came from, well? a big, long row of cows somewhere.
Chocolate milk is a worldwide debate of whether it should be served in schools or be an at home treat. Many schools have already gotten rid of chocolate milk but what about Nickels Intermediate school. They should keep chocolate milk to keep kids on a beneficial and healthy diet. To begin with chocolate milk gives kids a nutritional drink. It also improves their diets by giving them a drink that will not later cause obesity. Finally kids enjoy the drink way more than white milk. Read on to explore the greatness of chocolate milk.
Elvin Brandt, a farmer in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, has been milking cows for half a century. (24 September 1998). Before beginning, a cow must be present, or it’s fruitless to read on. Milk is made and stored in the cow’s udder. The udder is a large predominantly round sack under the cow toward the back between the two back legs. It is “divided into four separate quarters, each having its own milk supply” (Dairy Farm: Where Does Milk Come From?). At the bottom of each quarter is a teat (Ibid.). Milk shoots out of the teat when you simultaneously pull down and squeeze the teat (Brandt).
The infection not only changes the nutritional value of the milk but also low milk production and, depending of the grade of the infection, the milk from that cow will no longer be marketable, representing time and money lost to the farmer
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Those who are able to do so are proud to tell you how they are glad to not have to use formula. Yet, if you asked her if she would drink it herself, she would probably “no way!” Yet, this article expresses a lesser known and curious prospective.; it opens the door for the question, of: “Is human breast milk as an acceptable food for adults?” It (what?) features a well known New York ...
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Breast milk is made for the baby having just the right amount of protein, sugar, water, and fat that is needed for a baby’s growth and development. As breast milk is easier for newborn’s to digest than formal, it prevents intestinal upsets. Furthermore, breast milk includes substances such as immunoglobulin’s...
Cattle mastitis is regarded as the most prevalent and economically important disease on all continents, with annual great losses in the dairy industry worldwide[1]. A wide variety of microorganisms have been found as etiological agents of mastitis in cattle[2]. In addition to bacterial agents, several other groups of microorganisms such as fungi and algae from Prototheca genus capable of inducing an inflammatory process in the udder[2]. Yeasts are groups of unicellular opportunistic organisms, ever present in the natural surroundings of dairy cattle and are normal inhabitants of the skin of the udder and teats, in which they exist in low numbers [3].
The packaged milk category was originated in 1981 by (quaintly named) Milk Pak, which pioneered tetra pack milk in Pakistan. The supply chain involved collecting milk from rural areas across Punjab, processing the milk through UHT (Ultra-High Temperature Processing) treatment, and selling it to consumers in uniquely colored triangular and rectangular packs designed to prolong the milk’s quality. Milk Pak’s “Milk Packs” were very well-received and the brand soon became synonymous with quality milk. Its first real competition came in the form of Haleeb, which introduced distinctively blue tetra packs to the market in 1986.
A general truth is milk is used in everyday life for all age groups. It will take varieties of shapes and names like water in vessel. Generally the word milk makes a thought of cow’s milk in our mind. But we also get milk from some other animals like goat, donkey, horse, yak etc….. There are more benefits in milk. As it is an easy digest food we give it to children and aged people. It has a particular smell and taste in nature. Some people don’t like that smell. But there is no need to take milk as it is. There are various forms of milk. They are