How big government helps big dairy sell milk

For years, we’ve been told milk is essential. It’s not. See video for More:

If you’ve opened a magazine in the past 20 years, this is probably a familiar image. It’s easy to flip past these ads and think, “Hey, great. Stars promoting a healthy,alternative to sugary sodas and sports drinks,” awesome. There’s this idea that we have to drink milk to be healthy. But where did that idea come from? There are plenty of foods with just as much calcium, potassium and protein.Individuals can be very healthy with no dairy consumption at all. In fact, a quarter of Americans can’t even digest milk!and researchers have found that people who drink lots of milk aren’t any less likely,to get fractures. milk was a bad choice And yet… the federal dietary guidelines recommend three servings of dairy a day. Why!?

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