U.S. Public Health Service Regulation“Milk, after pasteurization, should contain no more than 20,000 bacteria per milliliter of milk and no more than 10 coliform bacteria per milliliter.”That’s

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Milk has something for everybody.

There is one thing dairy products have more than any other food I

can think of:

contamination.

John McDougall, MDJohn McDougall, MD

Some extras you can get from milk...

• Digestion trouble

• Higher cholesterol

• Allergies

• Lactose intolerance

• Bacterial growth

• Bowel disorders

• Low blood levels of:– Calcium– Manganese– Magnesium– Zinc– Iron– Copper

Type I Diabetes factors:Type I Diabetes factors:

Early dietary exposure to cow’s milk

Short duration of breast feeding

High milk intake after age 9, or at diabetes

onset

Recent infection

Attending day care before age 3

The enemy The enemy is us?!is us?!

There is a 17-amino acid peptide chain commonly found in the insulin-producing beta cells of the pancreas.

There is a 17-amino acid peptide chain commonly found in cow’s milk.

Both are nearly identical.

Children with IDDM had elevated serum concentrations of antibodies against bovine whey protein.

Mice, milk, and meMice, milk, and meDiabetes does not occur in diabetes-prone rodents reared on a diet free of cow’s milk for the first two or three months of life, indicating that cow’s milk protein can trigger the disease.

New England Journal of Medicine 1992

The Milk/Allergy ConnectionThe Milk/Allergy Connection• Constipation• Eczema• Dermatitis• Vomiting• Headaches• Psychological problems• Retarded growth• Fatigue• Bed-wetting

An estimated 50 million Americans experience

intestinal discomfort after consuming dairy products.

Symptoms include bloating, stomach pain, cramps, gas, diarrhea.

Postgraduate Medicine 1994

ColicColicAbout 20% of babies suffer from colic, or abdominal cramping and gas. Milk

proteins may be one of the leading causes of this digestive disorder.

Lancet 1978

Pediatrics 1991

Ethnic IntoleranceEthnic Intolerance Ethnic Group % intolerant• African Blacks ................................ 95-100• Indians ............................................. 90-100• Asians ............................................... 90-95• Native Americans ............................ 70-90• Mexican Americans ........................ 70-80• African Americans.......................... 70-75• Mediterranean Peoples .................. 60-75• North American Whites ................. 10-15• Northern Europeans ....................... 5-10

Adults who consume large quantities of milk, who have high

lactase activity,...suffer repeated small galactose challenges, accumulation of galactitol in the lens, and a greater likelihood of developing senile cataracts.

Digestive Diseases and Sciences 1982

Cow’s MilkCow’s Milk and Cataracts and Cataracts

The Pharyngitis Connection

Any time a patient of mine is found to have streptococcal pharyngitis or pyoderma, we can establish by history that he has ingested milk protein within five days...

Frank Oski, M.D.

Pediatrician

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Health ImplicationsHealth Implications

• Insulin Resistance• Diabetes Type II• Hypertension• Dyslipidemia• Coronary Heart

Disease• Gout• Osteoarthritis

• Gall Bladder Disease & Stones

• Cancers of Bowel, Breast, GU Tract

• Skin Diseases (especially fungal diseases)

• Sleep Apnea with chronic hypoxia

“Greatly” increases risks of:

Solomon et al. Obesity & motality: a review of epidemiological data. Am J Clin Nutr 1997 Oct 66:4 1044S

Obesity Increases Breast Cancer Risk

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Factors that raise set point (deleterious)Factors that raise set point (deleterious)•Inactivity•Fatty foods•Refined carbohydrates•Evening or night meals•Between-meal snacks•Overeating, even of healthful foods•Skipping breakfasts•Staying up too late at night•Alcohol & caffeine•Crash diets

Prostate & Breast CancerProstate & Breast Cancer

Nations with the highest dietary fat consumption also have the highest rates of prostate and breast cancer.

Advances in Cancer Research 1980

Cancer Research 1975

The Protein ConnectionThe Protein Connection

Osteoporosis is caused Osteoporosis is caused by a number of things, by a number of things, one of the most one of the most important things being important things being too much dietary too much dietary protein!protein!

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 1974Journal of Nutrition 1981

Science 1986

Low Absorption of Calcium Low Absorption of Calcium From MilkFrom Milk

• Only 25% of dairy calcium is absorbed by the body.

• Human milk with less than half the calcium is better absorbed.

• Kale, greens, or sesame seeds are better sources for the same reason

Cancer VirusHighest cancer rates are in

dairy farmers & poultry farmers who market eggs.

• Milk 1975 - Seven in ten cartons had cancer virus

More than 30 human diseases traced to milk

• Eggs 1975 - Seven in ten eggs had cancer virus

1985 - nearly 100% had cancer virus

Cases of Mad Cow DiseaseCases of Mad Cow Disease• Over 168,000 head of cattle were

infected between 1986 and 1997

• About 120 new cases per week are being found in Britain as of 1997

Animals afflicted with Animals afflicted with diseases resembling BSEdiseases resembling BSE

• Cattle• Mink• Domestic Cat• Ostrich• Sheep• Mule Deer• Cheetah• Monkey• Pig

• Mice • Goats• Elk• Ocelot• Gemsbok• Arabian Oryx• Greater Kudu• Eland• Puma

Destructive Power of PrionsDestructive Power of Prions

• Prions are infectious substances found in

animal products used for animal feed

• They cause several types of transmissible

spongiform encephalopathy diseases in

humans and animals

• These disease are fatal, with no known cure

Characteristics of PrionsCharacteristics of Prions Unlike bacteria or viruses Consist of protein only Attack only the CNS Immune system does not attack them Infectious power not destroyed by sterilizing fluids,

freezing,drying, or high temperatures of sterilization Shape is slightly different from normal protein Produce chain reaction causing normal proteins to

change shape

Prion-Induced Diseases Prion-Induced Diseases Found In HumansFound In Humans

• Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease - found in Europe

and U.S.

• Gerstmann-Straussler syndrome

• Keru - found in New Guinea

Countries where prion-infected Countries where prion-infected humans and cattle have been foundhumans and cattle have been found

Prion-infected humans

– Britain– France– Italy

Domestic prion-infected cattle– England– Ireland– France– Portugal– Switzerland– Germany– Italy

Parallels between prion-related Parallels between prion-related diseases and Alzheimer’sdiseases and Alzheimer’s

• Both are diseases of the brain

• Symptoms are similar

• They are always fatal

• No blood test can detect them

• Usually detected on autopsy

Annual Meat-Eater’sExtra Health Costs

• Heart Disease $24 Billion• Hypertension $8.7 Billion• Cancer $18.8 Billion• Diabetes $4.6 Billion• Gallstones $4.8 Billion• Total $60.9 Billion

Animal products don’t have what your body needs most: complex carbohydrates and fiber, not to mention vitamin C

Eating Meat Should Be AvoidedEating Meat Should Be Avoided

“...there is now an overwhelming scientific and medical case for avoiding the consumption of meat and meat products despite the government’s attempts to persuade us otherwise.”

Dr. Richard Lacey

Microbiologist and BSE researcher

Other disease-causing agents in meat and meat products

Salmonella

Listeria

Campylobacter

Yersinia

• Water needed to produce 1 pound of wheat:

25 gallons

• Water needed to produce 1 pound of meat:

2,500 gallons

Wheat or Meat

Dangerous E. Coli Bacteria Diseases

• Several E. Coli types

• Cause severe bloody diarrhea

• Cause Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome in children (kidney failure and destruction of red blood cells) which can be fatal

• The bacteria can be found in beef, milk, (raw and pasteurized), sausage, apple cider, and venison

Listeria Bacteria inListeria Bacteria inHot Dogs and ChickenHot Dogs and Chicken

20% of Listeria cases are linked to uncooked hot dogs and undercooked

chicken

Salmonella DiseasesSalmonella Diseases

• Salmonella causes two million illnesses annually• There are many large outbreaks, with up to 200,000

people infected at a time• Symptoms are diarrhea, pain, and dehydration• The infection may lead to meningitis, sepsis, and

chronic arthritis• The bacteria has been found in raw milk,

pasteurized milk, eggs, chocolate, ice cream, beef sausage, salami, and chicken

Animal Diseases Threatening Human Health

• BSE and other prion

diseases

• E. Coli

• Listeria

• Salmonella

• Bovine leukemia virus

• Cow AIDS

• Crohn’s disease

• Cancer

• Clostridium

• Campylobacter

• Yersinia

Diseases Associated with Handling of Animals

•Hodgkin’s disease•Multiple myeloma•Leukemia•Cancers:

–Melanoma–Lymphoma–stomach cancer–prostate cancer

•Paget’s disease

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Fish from mildly polluted water concentrate toxins up to more that 1,000,000 times more than detected in water

Toxins in their fatty tissues include pesticides, chlorinated hydrocarbons, mercury, and dioxin

Fish can also be contaminated with PCB’s, various heavy metals, petroleum hydrocarbons, halogenated organic compounds, and lead

Biomagnification of DDD InsecticideBiomagnification of DDD Insecticide

Sample siteSample site DDD,ppmDDD,ppm

Lake waterLake water 0.02 0.02

PhytoplanktonPhytoplankton 55

Herbivorous fishHerbivorous fish 40-30040-300

Carnivorous fishCarnivorous fish >2,500>2,500

Problems with Fish and Fish OilProblems with Fish and Fish Oil

• Can worsen blood sugar levels in diabetics

• Large amounts can dangerously prolong blood clotting time

• Fish oil is expensive

• Can lead to an increase in body weight

• Sea food is a large reservoir for infectious diseases

• Toxins acquired from contaminated waters concentrate in the fatty tissues of fish

If cooks pretended that in handling raw meat, they were handling a lump of raw sewage in a food environment, and took all the

necessary precautions, then that would be just about adequate.

Four out of every five chickens sold in a supermarket are infected with salmonella.

Bon appetite!

• Therapeutic use - Fix the one sick cow. (Human toxic effect.)

• Prophylactic use - Protect the whole herd.

• Growth promotion - Part of the feed. (Human hypersensitivity effect.)

Resistance&

Cross-resistanceLeads to a reservoir of resistance

There is a large reservoir of E. Coli in calves and pigs which are very resistant and that

resistance can be “donated” to more dangerous organisms such as salmonellae.

• About 25% of human salmonella infections are now resistant to drug therapy.

• Half the antibiotics now produced are fed to food animals (disease prevention and growth promotion.)

Chickens are now being fed their own excrement to about 50% of their total

intake of food, its very economical. But it means that contaminants, such as drugs, hormones, pesticides and antibiotics are

getting more and more concentrated each time they go through.

• Cases of allergy, including...– Asthma (3X more common in youth today

than in their parent’s day.)– Eczema (6X more common today.)

• Have increased alarmingly over the past few decades

• Use of antibiotics in food animals has also increased greatly.

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Fat Remains Longer in the StomachFat Remains Longer in the Stomach

• It coats the particles of carbohydrates and protein.

• Salivary and gastric juices cannot digest fats.

• These particles of food pass out of the stomach undigested.

• Fermentation, sour stomach, heartburn, gas, and indigestion occur

Fat Head...Fat Head...• Large amounts of saturated fats can cause a sharp drop in the

amount of oxygen that reaches the brain cells.• Good though requires a good amount of oxygen in the brain.• In one study using dairy cream, the oxygen in the brain

dropped 30%.• Restricted blood flow to the brain impairs clear thinking,

causes headaches, and leads to senility.• A fat-rich meal can cause the oxygen level in the brain to drop

to 68% and require three days to return to 95% of normal.

...or Air Head?...or Air Head?• Excess fat causes the red blood cells to stick

together, reducing their oxygen carrying capacity.

• Only a 35% reduction of oxygen is necessary to produce malignant cells from normal cells.

• Nine to twelve hours are required for this clumping to begin reversing, and 72 hours for circulation to return to normal.

Fight Heart Disease

Help decrease platelet stickiness Decrease blood pressure Decrease serum triglycerides Decrease muscular damage from heart attack Decrease likelihood of blood vessel blockage after angioplasty or surgery

• In the coffee, tea, and cola family or brown drinks.

• Are menthylxanthines, altering protoplasm of cells.

• Causes many problems from head the heel.

• Step up cell growth in certain glandular tissue, causing cysts and fibrous tumors

Caffeine Dosages in Milligrams

• 50 mg/cup - instant coffee

• 150 mg/cup - drip coffee

• 30 mg/cup - instant tea

• 50 mg/cup - brewed tea

• 50 mg/12oz - colas

• 10 mg/cup - cocoa

• 50 mg/8 oz - chocolate

Sugar and Cancers• Colon cancer• Rectal cancer• Breast cancer• Ovarian cancer• Cancer of the uterus• Prostate cancer• Kidney cancer• Cancer of the testis• Cancers of the nervous system

Armstrong and Doll International Journal of Cancer 15:617-631 1975

• Has inherent chemical toxicity

• Additives needed to make palatable

• Harvesting and manufacture.

• Causes CNS stimulation

• Causes sleeplessness

• Causes general itching

• Causes depression

• Causes anxiety

Total Vegan Diet Total Vegan Diet BenefitsBenefits

• Zero cholesterol• Low saturated fat• High fiber• Zero animal protein• Rich in antioxidants• Rich in folic acid and B6• Promotes weight control• More nutrients for the dollar