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The labeling of milk is misleading to consumers. People assume skim milk is basically fat free and 1% and 2% milks are close behind. But unfortunately to consumers, they couldn’t be more wrong.
While the percentage of calories that come from fat in skim milk is only 5%, the other milks are nowhere near as low in calories from fat. 20% of the calories come from fat in 1% milk, 31% of the calories come from fat in 2% milk and 49% of calories come from fat in whole milk.
The percentages of the products are deceptive. They’re supposed to be. Instead of actual calories from fat, it the amount of weight the fat makes up in the product. Most people don’t realize that and drink milk not knowing how fattening it really is.
Along with being sneakily fatty, milk is …show more content…
It’s normal to drink milk. Most people in the west grow up drinking milk and never give it a second thought. But let’s do that. Let’s question if we should be drinking milk from a rational perspective.
Milk is made for baby animals. Mammals produce milk in order to feed their young. It makes sense for infants to drink milk. Milk is the perfect source of concentrated calories for a small animal that needs to grow substantially in a short amount of time.
However, grown animals—humans included—don’t fit that requirement. We don’t need to grow and gain weight quickly. Once infancy is done, animals grow at a much slower rate and eventually stop. In fact, the only animals that drink milk after infancy are humans.
Does it make sense for humans to drink the milk of another animal? Perhaps it does to some people but those that think rationally would disagree.
Why is it acceptable to drink the milk of another species but not the milk of our own species after infancy? It’s taboo and “gross” to even consider drinking the human breast milk. Yet nobody blinks an eye at the millions of people who drink cow milk every day. I find that rather
The labeling of milk is misleading to consumers. People assume skim milk is basically fat free and 1% and 2% milks are close behind. But unfortunately to consumers, they couldn’t be more wrong.
While the percentage of calories that come from fat in skim milk is only 5%, the other milks are nowhere near as low in calories from fat. 20% of the calories come from fat in 1% milk, 31% of the calories come from fat in 2% milk and 49% of calories come from fat in whole milk.
The percentages of the products are deceptive. They’re supposed to be. Instead of actual calories from fat, it the amount of weight the fat makes up in the product. Most people don’t realize that and drink milk not knowing how fattening it really is.
Along with being sneakily fatty, milk is …show more content…
It’s normal to drink milk. Most people in the west grow up drinking milk and never give it a second thought. But let’s do that. Let’s question if we should be drinking milk from a rational perspective.
Milk is made for baby animals. Mammals produce milk in order to feed their young. It makes sense for infants to drink milk. Milk is the perfect source of concentrated calories for a small animal that needs to grow substantially in a short amount of time.
However, grown animals—humans included—don’t fit that requirement. We don’t need to grow and gain weight quickly. Once infancy is done, animals grow at a much slower rate and eventually stop. In fact, the only animals that drink milk after infancy are humans.
Does it make sense for humans to drink the milk of another animal? Perhaps it does to some people but those that think rationally would disagree.
Why is it acceptable to drink the milk of another species but not the milk of our own species after infancy? It’s taboo and “gross” to even consider drinking the human breast milk. Yet nobody blinks an eye at the millions of people who drink cow milk every day. I find that rather