Originally published April 20 2004
Human breastmilk keeps babies healthy; cow's milk is intended for small
furry animals, not humans
by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, NaturalNews Editor
Newly published research shows that breast-fed babies have lower blood
pressure as children than bottle-fed babies. The finding isn't
surprising, given the tremendous health benefits of breastmilk vs.
formula. Anyone familiar with the fundamentals of nutrition is almost
certainly outraged by the ingredients used in baby formula: high
fructose corn syrup (promotes lifelong obesity and diabetes), cow's milk
(promotes allergies, asthma and ear infections in infants), and even
artificial flavor enhancers and colors. Too much baby food is high
in sugar, high in salt, and notably lacking in vitamins, minerals,
phytochemicals and fiber -- just like most adult food these days. In
fact, these baby food formula products help train infants to desire
foods high in sugar and salt: an unfortunate taste habit that will
undoubtedly lead to chronic disease later in their adult life.
Let's
face it, folks: breastmilk is what human babies need. And by breastmilk,
I mean human breastmilk, not the milk from another species. Cow's
milk is a terrible food choice for humans of any age. Nature knows best,
and in nature, you don't see members of one species running up to a
lactating mother of another species to take a drink. Only humans could
be so stupid. Furthermore, breastmilk from any species is baby
food, not adult food. The nutritional markers clearly spell it out.
So why do so many human adults still drink baby food from cows? Must
have something to do with the clever marketing of the dairy industry:
"Hey, let's convince an entire country of adults to drink baby food from
lactating cows!" And that's exactly what they did.
The only time you
should be drinking cow's milk is if you look in the mirror one day and
notice that you're covered in brown fur, you have four hooves, a large
black cow nose, and a fly swatting tail. If that's you, go ahead and
drink cow's milk.
BREAST-FED babies have lower blood pressure as children than
bottle-fed babies, researchers have found.
This could mean that they will have lower blood pressure as adults,
and thus be at lower risk of heart disease and stroke.
For every three months a child is breast fed, the systolic blood
pressure reading --- the top number --- went down 0.2 points, on
average.
"Even this small reduction may have important population-health
implications," said Richard Martin, a senior lecturer in epidemiology
and public health at the University of Bristol, who led the study.
Formula feeding can cause babies to eat more than they need and can,
in some babies, cause too-rapid weight gain.
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