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Milk

Death Penalty website launched July 31, 2008

Theoretical Credibility

1-Minute Overview

Top 10 Pros and Cons

Did You Know?

Historical Timeline

State by State Dairy Cow Emissions: The Fart Chart

Lactose Intolerance by Ethnicity and Region

Milk Consumption Compared to Milk Advertising Expenditures, 1978-2005

Comparison of Calcium Content in Select Foods

How Milk Gets from the Cow to the Store

Readers' Comments

Glossary

Issues and Questions

-	General/Background
-	Nutrition
-	Milk's Effects on the Human Body
-	Diseases and Other Conditions
-	Lactose Intolerance
-	Policies Governing Milk
-	Dairy Industry
-	Environment
-	Other Issues

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Is drinking milk healthy for humans?

This site presents in a simple, nonpartisan pro-con format, responses to the core question "Is drinking milk healthy for humans?" We have divided questions about the topic into the issues and sub-issues listed below.

General/Background

Organic and Raw Milk

Homogenized Milk

Alternatives to Milk and Dairy

Cultures That Do Not Consume Dairy

Nutrition

Other Vitamins and Minerals

Physician Advice

Milk's Effects on the Human Body

Infant Health and Early Puberty

Bones and Teeth

Diseases and Other Conditions

Cancer, Heart Disease, and Diabetes

Osteoporosis, Anemia, PMS, and ADHD

Lactose Intolerance

Lactose Intolerance in the Population

Policies Governing Milk

Statutes, Orders and Acts

Milk in Schools

Dairy Industry

Milk as Part of the U.S. Economy

Got Milk? and Related Ad Campaigns

Environment

Water Pollution

Other Issues

Artificial Bovine Growth Hormone

NEWS AND NOTICES
(archived after 30 days)

7/31/2008 - NEW WEBSITE: Death Penalty ProCon.org – “Should the death penalty be abolished?” Read pros, cons, stats, news, bios, and more great information related to this perennially controversial topic. Explore our 15th issue website at ProCon.org and let us know what you think.

7/24/2008 - UPDATED: Historical Timeline: Read the newest entries in our illustrated history of milk from the ancient world to the present.

Archived News and Notices (archived after 30 days)

[Editor's Note: Throughout this website, unless otherwise specified, the term “milk” references homogenized and pasteurized cow’s milk – the most commonly consumed form of milk in the United States.]