Disease Proof

“…Now I'm going to pack my things and go. Tainted milk, tainted milk…” That song might be tearing up the charts soon, because two people have died in Massachusetts from tainted milk. The Associated Press reports:

Dr. Alfred DeMaria, the state director of communicable disease control, said that could mean the listeria bacteria that sickened four people in Massachusetts entered Whittier Farms' milk supply after it was pasteurized. Two of those victims, a 78-year-old man and a 75-year-old man, died in June and October. Another elderly man and a pregnant woman survived, although the woman miscarried.


"My understanding is they did everything right," DeMaria said. "That could happen. You could do everything right and something bad could happen."

The Shrewsbury dairy has suspended operations and is cooperating with state officials trying to pinpoint the source of contamination, DeMaria said. The farm delivered milk mostly to homes in the Worcester area.

Wait! Milk is dangerous? No, you don’t say. Now, just in case you didn’t know milk is more foe than friend, give this video a watch. It’ll get you up to speed. Here:


So then, why are Americans so enamored with milk? Dr. Fuhrman offers a brief explanation. Check it out:

Fifty years of heavy advertising by an economically powerful industry has shaped the public's perception, illustrating the power of one-sided advertising, but the reality and true health effects is a different story. Besides the link between high-saturated-fat foods (dairy fat) and cancer, there is a body of scientific literature linking the consumption of cow's milk to many other diseases.

“No milk! But what will I dunk my cookies in?” Grow up and get over your emotional attachments to food. Oh! And don't forget yesterday's post Milk Linked to Prostate Cancer.