 WHITE LIES
By: Dr Justine Butler, Health Campaigner, Vegetarian & Vegan Foundation (VVF)
Edited by: Juliet Gellatley BSc DipDM, Founder & Director, VVF
CONTENTS
Vegetarian & Vegan Foundation
Foreword
Introduction
What is a healthy diet?
PART ONE: THE HISTORY, GEOGRAPHY AND BIOLOGY OF MILK
The origins of dairy farming
Dairy farming today
Who drinks milk?
A comparison between human milk and cow’s milk
Protein
Fat
Calcium
Iron
The composition of cow’s milk
Water
Carbohydrate
Protein
Fat
Minerals and vitamins
Fibre
The undesirable components of milk and dairy products
Breast is best
Infant formula
Milk in schools
PART TWO: DAIRY CONSUMPTION AND HEALTH
Acne
Allergies
Asthma
Eczema
Hay fever
Gastrointestinal bleeding
Arthritis
Bovine Somatotrophin (BST)
Cancer
Breast cancer
Colorectal (bowel) cancer
Ovarian cancer
Prostate cancer
Colic
Constipation
Coronary heart disease
Crohn’s disease
Diabetes
Dementia
Ear infection
Food poisoning
Gallstones
Insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1)
Kidney disease
Lactose intolerance
Migraine
Multipe sclerosis and autoimmunity
Overweight and obesity
Osteoporosis
Conclusion
APPENDICES
Appendix I THE SAFETY OF SOYA
Appendix II BODY MASS INDEX
REFERENCES
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