There is no reason to drink cows' milk at any time in your life.  It was designed for cows, not humans, and we should all stop drinking it today. 
Frank A. Oski, former director of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins University

The following items are from Robert Cohen, the NOTMILKman:

"Scientific data suggest positive relationships between
a vegetarian diet and reduced risk for several chronic
degenerative diseases and conditions, including obesity,
coronary artery disease, hypertension, diabetes mellitus,
and some types of cancer."

Journal of the American Dietetic Association,
November 1997, 97(1)
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"Vegetarians often have lower mortality rates from several
chronic degenerative diseases than do non vegetarians."

British Medical Journal, 1996; 313
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"Vegetarian diets low in fat or saturated fat have been
used successfully as part of comprehensive health programs
to reverse severe coronary artery disease."

Journal of the American Medical Association 1995; 274
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"Mortality from coronary artery disease is lower in
vegetarians than in non vegetarians."

British Medical Journal, 1994; 308
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"Vegetarian diets have been successful in
arresting coronary artery disease."

Am J Epidemiol. 1995;142
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"Serum cholesterol and low density lipoprotein
cholesterol levels are usually lower in vegetarians.
Vegetarians have a lower incidence of hypertension
than non vegetarians."

American J Clin Nutr. 1994;59
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"Type 2 diabetes mellitus is less likely to be a
cause of death in vegetarians than non vegetarians."

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 1988;48(suppl)
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"Breast cancer rates are lower in populations that
consume plant based diets."

American Cancer Society Cancer Facts and Figures, 1994
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Cow's milk has become a point of controversy among
doctors and nutritionists. There was a time when it
was considered very desirable, but research has forced
us to rethink this recommendation...dairy products
contribute to a surprising number of health problems..."

Benjamin Spock, M.D., "Child Care," 7th Edition
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"Milk allergies are very common in children...They are the
leading cause of the chronic ear infections that plague up
to 40% of all children under the age of six."

Julian Whitaker, M.D., "Health & Healing,"
October, 1998, Volume 8, No. 10
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"If a bottlefed baby has an ear infection, eliminate milk and
dairy products from the child's diet for thirty days to see if
any benefits result...a cause of frequent ear infections in
children is food allergies."

James Balch, MD, "Prescription for Nutritional Healing"
ISBN 0-89529-727-2
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"Concerning ear infections, You just don't see this painful
condition among infants and children who aren't getting cow's
milk into their systems."

William Northrup, M.D., Natural Health July, 94
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"The fats of plant origin in the cow's diet contain
large amounts of polyunsaturated fatty acids. These
fats are hydrolyzed in the cow's rumen. The liberated
fatty acids are then converted into saturated fatty acids."

Lincoln Lampert, "Modern Dairy Products," Third Edition
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"Dietary fat during childhood may be more life-threatening
than was originally suspected...Overweight children are
usually the victims of the dietary habits of the adult
members of the family...Reducing dietary fat to levels
necessary to the control of cholesterol cannot be achieved
if a child drinks whole milk or eats cheese."

Charles Attwood, M.D.
"Dr. Attwood's Low-Fat Prescription for Kids"
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"Cow's milk can cause blood loss from the intestinal
tract, which over time, reduces the body's iron stores.
Blood loss may be a reaction to cow's milk proteins."

Journal of Pediatrics, 1990, 116
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"Cow's milk-induced intestinal bleeding...in all cases,
resolved completely after instituting a cow's milk-free diet.

Journal of Pediatric Surgery, 1999 Oct, 34:10
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"Listeria organisms excreted in cow's milk escaped
pasteurization, grew well at refrigerator temperatures,
and were ingested by consumers."  New England Journal of Medicine, 1985, 312 (7)
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"Live listeria bacteria was successfully isolated
from milk after heat treatment in 11 of 12
pasteurization trials." Journal of Environmental Microbiology. July 1987 (53)
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So, for the good of America and near-bankrupt retirement funds, please do not become a vegetarian and live longer.  Your friends and neighbors require your altruistic sacrifice.  Robert Cohen http://www.notmilk.com

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