Are dairy products really necessary?
Furthermore, I've also read dairy was a major contributor to obesity and that its inclusion as an "essential food" was mostly due to intense lobbying.
So which is right? Is dairy good for you or not? Is it necessary? Is it harmful or not?
Answer:
Studies have shown that your bones stop storing calcium after you are about 15 years old. Also, you are right that no other animals in the animal kingdom use milk in adulthood. Humans are the only mammals that drink milk after their infancy. I would probably bet that we do not need dairy products besides the necessary milk needed when we are born. Which, offers both calcium and antibodies to strengthen the immune system.
There are 50-100 million Americans that are lactose intolerant. Their bodies do not have enough of the enzyme lactase to breakdown the milk sugar lactose. This is an indication that milk is not necessary for us to function properly. Breast fed babies are not lactose intolerant when it comes to breast milk, and may only experience allergies from being exposed to the lactose that the mother eats through her breast milk. You also have to establish the difference between lactose intolerance ( a problem of the digestive system) and just a milk allergy, which is when the milk triggers an immune system response. Lactose intolerant people won't need dairy because it isn't needed in the first place. I think the only reason why it is advertised as needed is because so many products contain milk and if it is advertised as needed, more people will buy it.
A lot of milks contain a bovine growth hormone. This hormone is given to cows to produce more milk. It is then released through the milk, and the people who drink the milk ingest this hormone. Many think that this hormone causes us to mature quicker, and also store more fat than what we should store.
So, to answer your final question. I don't think that dairy is good or bad for you, and if you cannot process dairy you are in no need of urgent medical care. Why should you ingest something that your body cannot process? Dairy is not necessary, and not harmful unless you consider the hormones added.
I have been vegan for 5 years. There are plenty of sources of calcium other than dairy. Such as soy products and green vegetables. They have less fat and no cholesterol.
Cow's milk is for calves!
Exhibit A: lactose intolerance.
I'm giving it a firm no. Once you're past infancy, milk becomes unnecessary.
Probably not. I know some people who do not eat meat and others who do not eat carbs (like bread, etc) and they are perfectly healthy. However the ones who do not eat meat still need a source of protein, such as peanut butter, and the ones who do not eat carbs need to eat plenty of extra fruits and veggies to get good carbohydrates in. So people who do not eat dairy need some sort of substitute. Nutrition is more important for health than the food it comes from.
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