Mothers’ milk is species specific: the composition of each - TopicsExpress



          

Mothers’ milk is species specific: the composition of each animal’s milk has evolved over millions of years to perfectly meet the unique nutritional needs of the young of that species. Since a calf doubles its birth weight nearly four times faster than a human infant does, the concentration of protein in cows’ milk is 3 to 4 times higher than that found in human breast milk, and whereas breast milk contains just the right ratio of fatty acids, lactose, vitamins and amino acids for human digestion, brain development, and growth, cows’ milk contains these things in concentrations designed to turn a 90-pound calf into a 1,000-pound cow by 1 year of age. Because human bodies are not designed to consume it, cows’ milk is a major cause of childhood allergies, asthma, skin rashes, premature cholesterol build-up in arteries, and is consistently linked to several cancers and other diseases later in life.
Posted on: Tue, 01 Jul 2014 16:33:59 +0000

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