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Is Skim Milk Making You Fat?
Details Magazine via Yahoo! Shine ^ | Fri Apr 29, 2011 | Paul John Scott

Posted on 05/18/2011 8:39:01 AM PDT by goodwithagun

You probably spend all of one second deciding what kind of milk to put in your coffee. What's to debate? If you want to keep the pounds off and avoid heart disease, choose skim. This is gospel, after all: It's recommended by the USDA and has so permeated our thinking that you can't even find reduced-fat (2%) milk at places like Subway—and forget about whole.

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TOPICS: Food
KEYWORDS: 2milk; 2percentmilk; milk; skimmilk; wholemilk
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We switched to organic whole milk when my son turned one and I weened him. We are so glad we did! My husband doesn't like it so he just drinks almond milk. I would love to find a raw milk source neer me. Don't tell Big Sis please!
1 posted on 05/18/2011 8:39:04 AM PDT by goodwithagun
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To: goodwithagun

How much does a gallon of organic milk cost?


2 posted on 05/18/2011 8:41:57 AM PDT by frogjerk (I believe in unicorns, fairies and pro-life Democrats.)
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To: goodwithagun

I buy the fat free milk to drink..but always get a container of half and half for my coffee..


3 posted on 05/18/2011 8:42:32 AM PDT by ken5050 (Save the Earth..It's the only planet with chocolate!!!)
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To: goodwithagun

Fedzilla is more concerned about Amish farmers selling raw milk than they are securing the border.


4 posted on 05/18/2011 8:43:08 AM PDT by ConjunctionJunction
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$6/gallon, we go through two gallons/week. I’ve heard that raw usually goes for around $5/gal.


5 posted on 05/18/2011 8:43:51 AM PDT by goodwithagun (My gun has killed fewer people than Ted Kennedy's car.)
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To: frogjerk
How much does a gallon of organic milk cost?

As opposed to inorganic milk?

6 posted on 05/18/2011 8:44:25 AM PDT by Ditto (Nov 2, 2010 -- Partial cleaning accomplished. More trash to remove in 2012)
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To: goodwithagun

Why does it cost so much money if it is organic?


7 posted on 05/18/2011 8:44:42 AM PDT by frogjerk (I believe in unicorns, fairies and pro-life Democrats.)
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To: Ditto
As opposed to inorganic milk?

Thats their term, not mine.

8 posted on 05/18/2011 8:45:25 AM PDT by frogjerk (I believe in unicorns, fairies and pro-life Democrats.)
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To: frogjerk

You need to research that for yourself. Too much to get into in one post.


9 posted on 05/18/2011 8:46:41 AM PDT by goodwithagun (My gun has killed fewer people than Ted Kennedy's car.)
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To: goodwithagun

Organic runs here at Walmart between $5 and 6 a gallon.

I don’t drink organic much, but I do drink whole milk. Screw skim, or chalk water as I call it.


10 posted on 05/18/2011 8:49:50 AM PDT by Free Vulcan (Vote Republican! You can vote Democrat when you're dead.)
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To: frogjerk

Because they charge you for the word “Organic”. Extra printing cost, otherwise they could just print Milk.


11 posted on 05/18/2011 8:50:11 AM PDT by Red_Devil 232 (VietVet - USMC All Ready On The Right? All Ready On The Left? All Ready On The Firing Line!)
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To: goodwithagun

I think it’s the over processing of food and the amount we eat that’s making us fat and sickly. Also the way our food is grown now. Over planting, throwing just the bare minimum of minerals back into the soil ect. doesn’t help either. We must eat more of the good foods that are grown like that, in order to get the same amount of vitamins and minerals that you would have gotten from food years ago when they rotated crops more. The bible says, let the land rest ever 7th year. Me thinks, God knew what He was talking about.


12 posted on 05/18/2011 8:50:45 AM PDT by MsLady (Be the kind of woman that when you get up in the morning, the devil says, "Oh crap, she's UP !!")
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To: goodwithagun

The less processed a food/beverage is the better.. As always.. Moderation is Key!


13 posted on 05/18/2011 8:51:05 AM PDT by DivineMomentsOfTruth ("Give me Liberty or I'll stand up and get it for myself!")
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To: goodwithagun

My doctor told us to stay away from everything except whole milk. It seems that when they remove the fat, they also remove other things the body needs to have to digest the milk and process it in our bodies properly. Raw milk would be even better, but in my state, you can only get raw milk for your animals. They won’t sell raw milk for human consumption.


14 posted on 05/18/2011 8:51:20 AM PDT by Waryone (RINOs, Elites, and Socialists - on the endangered list, soon to become extinct.)
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Because they charge you for the word “Organic”. Extra printing cost, otherwise they could just print Milk.

I'm thinking it is a scam as well. I just wont buy it because I can't afford to start doubling and tripling my food bill. Inflation right now is enough.

15 posted on 05/18/2011 8:53:38 AM PDT by frogjerk (I believe in unicorns, fairies and pro-life Democrats.)
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I’m with you there. I can justify the costs of the organic things I buy because I have a huge garden every year and process and preserve what I grow, plus I cook so I buy unprocessed products and make my own. My food bill is increasing, thanks to obama, but I can still afford to purchase organic. I can offset the costs by not buying chips, soda, sugary cereal, etc.


16 posted on 05/18/2011 8:53:45 AM PDT by goodwithagun (My gun has killed fewer people than Ted Kennedy's car.)
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To: goodwithagun

It ain’t making me fat, skim milk is gross, it’s like water with a calcium pill dissolved in it. Whole milk only for me.


17 posted on 05/18/2011 8:54:10 AM PDT by discostu (Come on Punky, get Funky)
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Me too. Both my kids and I. The wife isn't a milk fan. And the best part is it POs the MIL to see us all drink whole milk.

From the article.."To turn skim milk white, "some companies fortify their product with powdered skim," says Bob Roberts, a dairy scientist at Penn State. Powdered skim (which is also added to organic low-fat milks). In animal studies, oxidized cholesterol triggers a host of biological changes, leading to plaque formation in the arteries and heart disease,.."

18 posted on 05/18/2011 9:02:42 AM PDT by moehoward
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To: Waryone

Years ago I worked for doctors doing research into lipoprotein metabolism. One of the Ph.D.’s told me that homogenizing the milk is the danger to the circulatory system. There is no need for homogenization. Pasteurizing, yes, homogenizing, no. You have to be very careful where you get raw milk. Poor sanitary conditions can taint the milk with bacteria that can kill humans. I drank it on my grandparent’s farm, but we knew how clean they were when milking the cows.


19 posted on 05/18/2011 9:03:08 AM PDT by DallasDeb
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It's not about health. It's about the dollars organic food marketers can wrest from consumers who are led to believe that it is healthier in some respect.

For my part, whenever I see the word "organic", I check to see if my wallet is safely in my back pocket.

20 posted on 05/18/2011 9:05:28 AM PDT by Red_Devil 232 (VietVet - USMC All Ready On The Right? All Ready On The Left? All Ready On The Firing Line!)
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