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Rich Murray: PCRM: ditch dairy 6.29.1 rmforall

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Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine

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Founded in 1985, PCRM is a non-profit organization supported by over

5,000 physicians and 100,000 laypersons. Supporters receive Good

Medicine each quarter. PCRM programs combine the efforts of medical

experts and grass-roots individuals.

Leadership

PCRM president Neal D. Barnard, M.D., is a popular speaker and the

author of Foods That Fight Pain; Eat Right, Live Longer; Food for

Life; and other books on preventive medicine. PCRM’s advisory board

includes 12 health professionals from a broad range of specialties.

http://www.pcrm.org/health/Info_on_Veg_Diets/dairy.html

Many Americans, including some vegetarians, still consume large amounts

of dairy products. Here are eight great reasons to eliminate dairy

products from your diet.

1. Osteoporosis

Milk is touted for preventing osteoporosis, yet clinical research shows

otherwise. The Harvard Nurses’ Health Study,1 which followed more than

75,000 women for 12 years, showed no protective effect of increased

milk consumption on fracture risk. In fact, increased intake of calcium

from dairy products was associated with a higher fracture risk.

An Australian study2 showed the same results. Additionally,

other studies3,4 have also found no protective effect of dairy calcium

on bone. You can decrease your risk of osteoporosis by reducing

sodium and animal protein intake in the diet,5-7 increasing intake

of fruits and vegetables,8 exercising,9 and ensuring adequate calcium

intake from plant foods such as leafy green vegetables and beans,

as well as calcium-fortified products such as breakfast cereals

and juices.

2. Cardiovascular Disease

Dairy products—including cheese, ice cream, milk, butter, and

yogurt—contribute significant amounts of cholesterol and fat to the

diet.10 Diets high in fat and saturated fat can increase the risk of

several chronic diseases including cardiovascular disease. A low-fat

vegetarian diet that eliminates dairy products, in combination with

exercise, smoking cessation, and stress management, can not only

prevent heart disease, but may also reverse it.11 Non-fat dairy

products are available, however, they pose other health risks as

noted below.

3. Cancer

Several cancers, such as ovarian cancer, have been linked to the

consumption of dairy products. The milk sugar lactose is broken down in

the body into another sugar, galactose. In turn, galactose is broken

down further by enzymes. According to a study by Cramer, M.D.,

and his colleagues at Harvard,12 when dairy product consumption exceeds

the enzymes’ capacity to break down galactose, it can build up in the

blood and may affect a woman’s ovaries. Some women have particularly

low levels of these enzymes, and when they consume dairy products on a

regular basis, their risk of ovarian cancer can be triple that of other

women.

Breast and prostate cancers have also been linked to consumption of

dairy products, presumably related, at least in part, to increases in a

compound called insulin-like growth factor (IGF-I).13-15 IGF-I is

found in cow’s milk and has been shown to occur in increased levels

in the blood by individuals consuming dairy products on a regular

basis.16 Other nutrients that increase IGF-I are also found in cow’s

milk.

A recent study showed that men who had the highest levels of IGF-I had

more than four times the risk of prostate cancer compared with those

who had the lowest levels.14

4. Diabetes

Insulin-dependent diabetes (Type I or childhood-onset) is linked to

consumption of dairy products. Epidemiological studies of various

countries show a strong correlation between the use of dairy products

and the incidence of insulin-dependent diabetes.17,18 Researchers in

1992,18 found that a specific dairy protein sparks an auto-immune

reaction, which is believed to be what destroys the insulin-producing

cells of the pancreas.

5. Lactose Intolerance

Lactose intolerance is common among many populations, affecting

approximately 95 percent of Asian Americans, 74 percent of Native

Americans, 70 percent of African Americans, 53 percent of Mexican

Americans, and 15 percent of Caucasians.19 Symptoms, which include

gastrointestinal distress, diarrhea, and flatulence, occur because

these individuals do not have the enzymes that digest the milk sugar

lactose. Additionally, along with unwanted symptoms, milk-drinkers

are also putting themselves at risk for development of other chronic

diseases and ailments.

6. Vitamin D Toxicity

Consumption of milk may not provide a consistent and reliable source of

vitamin D in the diet. Samplings of milk have found significant

variation in vitamin D content, with some samplings having had as much

as 500 times the indicated level, while others had little or none at

all.20,21 Too much vitamin D can be toxic and may result in excess

calcium levels in the blood and urine, increased aluminum absorption in

the body, and calcium deposits in soft tissue.

7. Contaminants

Synthetic hormones such as recombinant bovine growth hormone (rBGH)

are commonly used in dairy cows to increase the production of milk.13

Because the cows are producing quantities of milk nature never

intended, the end result is mastitis, or inflammation of the mammary

glands. The treatment requires the use of antibiotics, and traces of

these

and hormones have been found in samples of milk and other dairy

products. Pesticides and other drugs are also frequent contaminants

of dairy products.

8. Health Concerns of Infants and Children

Milk proteins, milk sugar, fat, and saturated fat in dairy products may

pose health risks for children and lead to the development of chronic

diseases such as obesity, diabetes, and formation of athersclerotic

plaques that can lead to heart disease.

The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that infants below one

year of age not be given whole cow’s milk, as iron deficiency is more

likely on a dairy-rich diet. Cow’s milk products are very low in iron.

If they become a major part of one’s diet, iron deficiency is more

likely.10 Colic is an additional concern with milk consumption.

One out of every five babies suffers from colic. Pediatricians learned

long ago that cows’ milk was often the reason. We now know that

breastfeeding mothers can have colicky babies if the mothers are

consuming cow’s milk. The cows’ antibodies can pass through the

mother’s bloodstream into her breast milk and to the baby.22

Additionally, food allergies appear to be common results

of milk consumption, particularly in children. A recent study23 also

linked cow’s milk consumption to chronic constipation in children.

Researchers suggest that milk consumption resulted in perianal sores

and severe pain on defecation, leading to constipation.

Milk and dairy products are not necessary in the diet and can, in fact,

be harmful to your health. Consume a healthful diet of grains, fruits,

vegetables, legumes, and fortified foods including cereals and juices.

These nutrient-dense foods can help you meet your calcium, potassium,

riboflavin, and vitamin D requirements with ease—and without the health

risks.

References

1. Feskanich D, Willet WC, Stampfer MJ, Colditz GA.

Milk, dietary calcium, and bone fractures in women:

a 12-year prospective study.

Am J Public Health 1997;87:992-7.

2. Cumming RG, Klineberg RJ.

Case-control study of risk factors for hip fractures in the elderly.

Am J Epidemiol 1994;139:493-505.

3. Huang Z, Himes JH, McGovern PG.

Nutrition and subsequent hip fracture risk among

a national cohort of white women.

Am J Epidemiol 1996;144:124-34.

4. Cummings SR, Nevitt MC, Browner WS, et al.

Risk factors for hip fracture in white women.

N Engl J Med 1995;332:767-73.

5. Finn SC. The skeleton crew: is calcium enough?

J Women’s Health 1998;7(1):31-6.

6. Nordin CBE. Calcium and osteoporosis.

Nutrition 1997;3(7/8):664-86.

7. Reid DM, New SA. Nutritional influences on bone mass.

Proceed Nutr Soc 1997;56:977-87.

8. Tucker KL, Hannan MR, Chen H, Cupples LA, PWF, Kiel DP.

Potassium, magnesium, and fruit and vegetable intakes are associated

with greater bone mineral density in elderly men and women.

Am J Clin Nutr 1999;69:727-36.

9. Prince R, Devine A, Dick I, et al.

The effects of calcium supplementation (milk powder or tablets)

and exercise on bone mineral density in postmenopausal women.

J Bone Miner Res 1995;10:1068-75.

10. Pennington JAT. Bowes and Churches

Food Values of Portions Commonly Used

17th ed. New York: Lippincott, 1998.

11. Ornish D, Brown SE, Scherwitz LW, Billings JH,

Armstrong WT, Ports TA.

Can lifestyle changes reverse coronary heart disease?

Lancet 1990;336:129-33.

12. Cramer DW, Harlow BL, Willet WC.

Galactose consumption and metabolism in

relation to the risk of ovarian cancer.

Lancet 1989;2:66-71.

13. Outwater JL, Nicholson A, Barnard N.

Dairy products and breast cancer: the IGF-1, estrogen,

and bGH hypothesis.

Medical Hypothesis 1997;48:453-61.

14. Chan JM, Stampfer MJ, Giovannucci E, et al.

Plasma insulin-like growth factor-1 and prostate cancer risk:

a prospective study.

Science 1998;279:563-5.

15. World Cancer Research Fund.

Food, Nutrition, and the Prevention of Cancer:

A Global Perspective.

American Institute of Cancer Research. Washington, D.C.: 1997.

16. Cadogan J, Eastell R, N, Barker ME.

Milk intake and bone mineral acquisition in adolescent girls:

randomised, controlled intervention trial.

BMJ 1997;315:1255-69.

17. FW. Cow milk and insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus:

is there a relationship?

Am J Clin Nutr 1990;51:489-91.

18. Karjalainen J, JM, Knip M, et al.

A bovine albumin peptide as a possible

trigger of insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus.

N Engl J Med 1992;327:302-7.

19. Bertron P, Barnard ND, Mills M.

Racial bias in federal nutrition policy, part I: the

public health implications of variations in lactase persistence.

J Natl Med Assoc 1999;91:151-7.

20. us CH, Holick MF, Shao Q, et al.

Hypervitaminosis D associated with drinking milk.

N Engl J Med 1992;326(18):1173-7.

21. Holick MF. Vitamin D and bone health.

J Nutr 1996;126(4suppl):1159S-64S.

22. Clyne PS, Kulczycki A.

Human breast milk contains bovine IgG.

Relationship to infant colic?

Pediatrics 1991;87(4):439-44.

23. Iacono G, Cavataio F, Montalto G, et al.

Intolerance of cow’s milk and chronic constipation in children.

N Engl J Med 1998;339:110-4.

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T. Colin , Ph.D.

Cornell University

Caldwell B. Esselstyn, Jr., M.D.

The Cleveland Clinic

Lawrence Kushi, Ph.D.

University of Minnesota

Suzanne Havala, M.S., R.D., L.D.N., F.A.D.A.

The Vegetarian Resource Group

Henry J. Heimlich, M.D., Sc.D.

The Heimlich Institute

Virginia Messina, M.P.H., R.D.

Nutrition Matters, Inc.

McDougall, M.D.

McDougall Program, St. Helena Hospital

Milton Mills, M.D.

Washington, D.C.

Dean Ornish, M.D.

Preventive Medicine Research Institute

Myriam Parham, R.D., L.D., C.D.E.

East Pasco Medical Center

, M.D.

Baylor Cardiovascular Institute

Weil, M.D.

University of Arizona

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