Time to ditch milk? Exploring the dairy dilemma
Dairy’s going out of favour – and it’s being implicated in everything from upset stomachs to cancer. What’s the truth and are the alternatives any better?
Milk in the dock (Image: Foodcollection/Getty)
ELTON John sported one. So did Taylor Swift, David Beckham and Heidi Klum. For many years, a milk moustache was touted as a badge of good health, confirmation that you were getting the essential calcium, protein and other goodies packed into a fresh glass of moo-juice. The advertising campaign behind these images, “Got Milk?”, was one of the most influential ever in the US.
Yet today, many households are going off milk. Around 15 per cent of people in Europe now avoid dairy products for medical or lifestyle reasons, and the market for dairy-free alternatives is growing rapidly.
For many, the move away from milk is rooted in concerns about lactose intolerance, or the view that plant-based alternatives are healthier. Recent research suggesting that milk might actually be bad for your bones has only further soured our relationship with it ...
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