Dairy products and Breast Cancer
I recently read a very eye opening article, which has energized me to take a long hard look at not only my diet, but the diet of my entire family.
I have a great friend who sends me tons of emails, most of them are jokes (some quite hysterical), some are ‘urban legends’ and some are political “rants” (we disagree on politics). Last week I opened one that shocked me into a standing position.
It seems that there is a link between consumption of dairy products and breast and prostate cancers!
I had never been an advocate of milk drinking. All 3 of my children were breast fed until at least 1 year of age, and when time came for cow’s milk, I battled the doctors vehemently.
My children drank about 8 oz of milk per day, not the 32 ounces recommended by the AAP. Even then, (20+ years ago) I had read studies about the proteins in cow’ s milk and their effect on children’s immune systems and stomachs. I did however feed them yogurt and cheeses.
The article I read, and further researched draws a correlation between dairy and some types of cancers. Read the article here: Why Chinese Women do not get Breast Cancer
Some other articles of interest are:
Milk sucks
Your Life in Your Hands
While it is a hardship to completely remove dairy products from our diets, I am making some very pro-active changes on limiting them. I have encouraged my children to do likewise.
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June 9th, 2008 at 1:52 pm
You can not ignore the package of nutrients in milk and dairy products that is essential to a childs growth and development. It is possible, but very hard to give them all the nutrients they need without dairy products. Check out this article from a recent case where a child ate no dairy… spine of an 80 year old and bone malformations. A child’s health is in the hands of his/her parents. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/2094460/Couple-face-questioning-after-vegan-daughter-suffers-bone-disease.html
June 11th, 2008 at 11:40 am
[...] and breast cancer. Debunking any link, she writes, "The study did not show that …Dairy products and Breast CancerRead the article here: Why Chinese Women do not get Breast Cancer. Some other articles of interest [...]
June 16th, 2008 at 11:50 pm
The child suffered from a condition brought on by the lack of vitamin D in her diet.
One of the only foods vitamin D is found in naturally is fish. Milk is merely ‘fortified’ with vitamin D, as is most breakfast cereals, dairy products and soy products.
The child could have easily received enough vitamin D to maintain good health without milk products! It seems to me that the child was not fed a balanced diet.
As someone who is NOT a ‘vegan’, I am not aware of what guidelines a person adheres to in order to maintain a healthy and balanced diet. But, it seems that this child’s parents were more fanatical than they were health conscious.
But I still believe dairy is not necessary. As a matter of fact, the more I read, the more I see what a poisonous cocktail it cooks up in a human body.
June 22nd, 2008 at 6:38 pm
An informative article we can say but how do dairy products co relate with this and if any symptoms are there please proceed with a link so that one can get to know more brief idea.
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June 27th, 2008 at 1:55 am
I read similar article also named roducts and Breast Cancer | Thanks for the Chicken!, and it was completely different. Personally, I agree with you more, because this article makes a little bit more sense for me
July 7th, 2008 at 12:25 pm