the dairy industrial complex will be upset... but I agree, there’s no reason for kids to ever drink milk. Through most of history we consumed milk as a cultured product, butter or a cooking ingredient.
In fact, it wasn’t a drink outside of giving it to babies who couldn’t or wouldn’t nurse until the late 19th century, well after pasteurization had been invented. It was then pushed by governments in the 20th century.
1922 saw the passing of the Casper Volstead act, which gave agricultural producers the ability to create associations and market their products. Got Milk?
“It (milk) was then pushed by governments in the 20th century.”
Yep, another Farmer Assistance Program, just as with corn (for syrup & ethanol).
And low/no fat milk is highly processed and adulterated. Yuck.