Between milk being a significant growth factor for kids and now this data about allergy-proofing, I seriously worry about the public mudslinging against dairy for political reasons. A lot of people are probably misled to think dairy is harmful for their children when it is the exact opposite.
The majority of the Earth's population is intolerant to lactose, a component in cow's milk, so it's patently false that milk is some fundamental and crucial part of the human diet.
And milk was actually practical option, cause you don't have to store it, you don't kill the animal for it, is less work to grow then plants, has tons of calories in a place where getting enough calories is not easy.
> ...increases in milk consumption over time are associated with large reductions in child stunting even after controlling for important confounding factors. Countries with high rates of stunting should therefore consider nutrition-sensitive strategies to increase dairy consumption among young children...
given how lost a significant populace in even the western world are in regards to nutrition it can surely be considered appropriate here too.
I don't believe this is true of infants, people tend to develop lactose intolerance as they mature. Milk is an exceptionally good source of all kinds of vitamins, minerals, fats and even protein. Seems crazy, but studies have found that you absorb milk faster than water when dehydrated.
Consuming an excessive amount of any type of oligo or polysaccharide will result in basically a laxative effect, GI discomfort etc.
You've got a few options, consume exogenous enzymes (lactaid pills), avoidance, or colonize your GI tract with bacteria that do produce lactase, and feed them a small amount every day (start at 1 gram of milk in your coffee, add 1 gram each day)
The fear for peanut allergies was so big that we introduced peanut butter to them at GP's office with epipen at the ready (very early in their lives). Feels a bit crazy, but that did get them introduced safely and early.
> Right around the late ‘80s and early ‘90s, when food allergy rates were starting to increase, the American Academy of Pediatrics said to withhold peanuts and allergenic foods from pregnant mothers, from nursing mothers and from children with risk of allergy until they’re four years old. That was exactly the wrong advice, and that fueled the fire and caused even more increase. Now all of the push is for early introduction.”
of course there are cases of severe allergy, but these seem to be quite rare. as everything today, allergy is also way overdiagnosed by lazy & fearful doctors.
She hasn't developed an appetite for cows milk yet (prefers oat), but enjoys many other kinds of dairy now, like cheese, yoghurts etc. without any symptoms.
There are cows who never eat grass.
Are you saying that milk prevents allergies?
What I read from the article is that gut bacteria seem to prevent allergy, and that kids with an allergy to cow milk were missing the gut bacteria that would have prevented such allergy.
Only if they dont have the bacteria at all would pasteurized made a difference.