Dairy Products

[enthusiast]

There's a lot of conflicting information to be found about dairy products. I've even heard that the reason dairy was included in the 4 Basic Food Groups is because the dairy industry lobbied to have it added. I don't know if that is fact or fiction. Does anyone have any insight as to whether dairy products are truly healthy for us?

 

[Walter]

I think dairy products are a good source of protein. They are even recommended for some types of vegetarians to make sure that they get enough protein their body needs. It depends on how the dairy cattle are raised though.

 

[Dreyfush]

Yes, I agree that it depends on how the dairy cows are raised. If they were raised on factory farms as the meat producing cattle are (with all those hormones, antibiotics and other chemicals), I don't think the milk they produce are safe to consume.