US: Why is the debate over raw milk is so emotional, when the facts are so clear? Here is a new theory - (The Complete Patient)
February 27, 2008 – 8:16 pmhttp://www.thecompletepatient.com/journal/2008/2/27/why-is-the-debate-over-raw-milk-so-emotional-when-the-facts.html
Its interesting that so many discussions here about the benefits of raw milk seem eventually to revert to the emotionally-laden matter of safety, to the argument that raw milk is somehow a special class of food that is inherently unsafe. It happens again following my post about the Michigan research that clearly demonstrates the benefits of raw milk in combating lactose intolerance.
Theres nothing logical or rational about the emotional aspect of this, especially when you consider that data from the Centers for Disease Control show raw milk causing an average of 59 illnesses annually (according to data between 1973 and 2005), versus an estimated annual minimum of six million illnesses from food-borne disease overall.
So whats really going on here? How can the arguments be so heated, not just here, but in California, Maryland and various places where the question of our right to access raw milk comes up?
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