Transcript Document 7323925

U.S. Public Health Service
Regulation
“Milk, after pasteurization,
should contain no more than
20,000 bacteria per milliliter
of milk and no more than
10 coliform bacteria per milliliter.”
Milk has something for everybody.
There is one thing dairy products
have more than any other food I
can think of:
contamination.
John McDougall, MD
Some extras you can get from
milk...
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Digestion trouble
• Low blood levels of:
– Calcium
Higher cholesterol
– Manganese
Allergies
– Magnesium
Lactose intolerance
– Zinc
Bacterial growth
– Iron
Bowel disorders
– Copper
Type I Diabetes factors:
 Early dietary exposure to cow’s milk
 Short duration of breast feeding
 High milk intake after age 9, or at diabetes
onset
 Recent infection
 Attending day care before age 3
The enemy
is us?!
There is a 17-amino acid peptide chain commonly found
in the insulin-producing beta cells of the pancreas.
There is a 17-amino acid peptide chain commonly found
in cow’s milk.
Both are nearly identical.
Children with IDDM had elevated serum concentrations
of antibodies against bovine whey protein.
Mice, milk, and me
Diabetes does not occur
in diabetes-prone
rodents reared on a diet
free of cow’s milk for the
first two or three months
of life, indicating that
cow’s milk protein can
trigger the disease.
New England Journal of Medicine 1992
The Milk/Allergy Connection
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Constipation
Eczema
Dermatitis
Vomiting
Headaches
Psychological
problems
• Retarded growth
• Fatigue
• Bed-wetting
An estimated 50 million
Americans experience
intestinal discomfort
after consuming dairy
products. Symptoms
include bloating,
stomach pain, cramps,
gas, diarrhea.
Postgraduate Medicine 1994
Colic
About 20% of babies suffer from colic,
or abdominal cramping and gas. Milk
proteins may be one of the leading
causes of this digestive disorder.
Lancet 1978
Pediatrics 1991
Ethnic Intolerance
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Ethnic Group
% intolerant
African Blacks ................................ 95-100
Indians ............................................. 90-100
Asians ............................................... 90-95
Native Americans ............................ 70-90
Mexican Americans ........................ 70-80
African Americans.......................... 70-75
Mediterranean Peoples .................. 60-75
North American Whites ................. 10-15
Northern Europeans ....................... 5-10
Cow’s Milk and Cataracts
Adults who consume
large quantities of
milk, who have high
lactase activity,...suffer repeated small
galactose challenges, accumulation of
galactitol in the lens, and a greater
likelihood of developing senile cataracts.
Digestive Diseases and Sciences 1982
The Pharyngitis Connection
Any time a patient of mine
is found to have
streptococcal pharyngitis
or pyoderma, we can
establish by history that
he has ingested milk
protein within five days...
Frank Oski, M.D.
Pediatrician
Fat Content of Foods
90
80
Cream cheese
Beef,pork
Ice cream
Milk,whole
Cottaqge cheese
Grains
Legumes
Milk,skim
Fruits/veggies
70
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10
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% fat
Health Implications
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“Greatly” increases risks of:
Insulin Resistance • Gall Bladder Disease
& Stones
Diabetes Type II
• Cancers of Bowel,
Hypertension
Breast,
GU
Tract
Dyslipidemia
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Skin
Diseases
Coronary Heart
(especially fungal
Disease
diseases)
Gout
• Sleep Apnea with
Osteoarthritis
chronic hypoxia
Solomon et al. Obesity & motality: a
review of epidemiological data. Am J
Clin Nutr 1997 Oct 66:4 1044S
Obesity Increases Breast Cancer Risk
Pre-menopause
Risk
Post-menopause
Risk
• Thin
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• Overweight
2x
5x
• Obese
3x
12x
Increased risk of death from cancer
and obesity
Men
Women
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risk of
death
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20-30%
30-40%
40+%
Above average body weight
Factors that raise set point (deleterious)
•Inactivity
•Fatty foods
•Refined carbohydrates
•Evening or night meals
•Between-meal snacks
•Overeating, even of healthful foods
•Skipping breakfasts
•Staying up too late at night
•Alcohol & caffeine
•Crash diets
Prostate & Breast Cancer
Nations with the
highest dietary fat
consumption also
have the highest
rates of prostate
and breast cancer.
Advances in Cancer Research 1980
Cancer Research 1975
The Protein Connection
Osteoporosis is caused
by a number of things,
one of the most
important things being
too much dietary
protein!
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 1974
Journal of Nutrition 1981
Science 1986
Low Absorption of Calcium
From Milk
• Only 25% of dairy
calcium is absorbed by
the body.
• Human milk with less
than half the calcium is
better absorbed.
• Kale, greens, or sesame
seeds are better sources
for the same reason
Cancer Virus
Highest cancer rates are in
dairy farmers & poultry farmers
who market eggs.
• Milk
1975 - Seven in ten cartons had cancer virus
More than 30 human diseases traced to milk
• Eggs
1975 - Seven in ten eggs had cancer virus
1985 - nearly 100% had cancer virus
Cases of Mad Cow Disease
• Over 168,000 head of cattle were
infected between 1986 and 1997
• About 120 new
cases per week
are being found
in Britain as of
1997
Animals afflicted with
diseases resembling BSE
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Cattle
Mink
Domestic Cat
Ostrich
Sheep
Mule Deer
Cheetah
Monkey
Pig
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Mice
Goats
Elk
Ocelot
Gemsbok
Arabian Oryx
Greater Kudu
Eland
Puma
Destructive Power of Prions
• Prions are infectious substances found in
animal products used for animal feed
• They cause several types of transmissible
spongiform encephalopathy diseases in
humans and animals
• These disease are fatal, with no known cure
Characteristics of Prions
Unlike bacteria or viruses
Consist of protein only
Attack only the CNS
Immune system does not attack them
Infectious power not destroyed by sterilizing
fluids, freezing,drying, or high temperatures of
sterilization
Shape is slightly different from normal protein
Produce chain reaction causing normal proteins to
change shape
Prion-Induced Diseases
Found In Humans
• Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease - found in Europe
and U.S.
• Gerstmann-Straussler syndrome
• Keru - found in New Guinea
Countries where prion-infected
humans and cattle have been found
Prion-infected
humans
– Britain
– France
– Italy
Domestic prioninfected cattle
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England
Ireland
France
Portugal
Switzerland
Germany
Italy
Parallels between prion-related
diseases and Alzheimer’s
• Both are diseases of the brain
• Symptoms are similar
• They are always fatal
• No blood test can detect them
• Usually detected on autopsy
Annual Meat-Eater’s
Extra Health Costs
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Heart Disease
Hypertension
Cancer
Diabetes
Gallstones
Total
$24 Billion
$8.7 Billion
$18.8 Billion
$4.6 Billion
$4.8 Billion
$60.9 Billion
Animal products don’t have what your body needs most:
complex carbohydrates and fiber, not to mention vitamin C
Eating Meat Should Be Avoided
“...there is now an
overwhelming scientific and
medical case for avoiding
the consumption of meat and
meat products despite the
government’s attempts to
persuade us otherwise.”
Dr. Richard Lacey
Microbiologist and BSE
researcher
Other disease-causing agents in
meat and meat products
Salmonella
Listeria
Campylobacter
Yersinia
Wheat or Meat
• Water needed to
produce 1 pound
of wheat:
25 gallons
• Water needed to
produce 1 pound
of meat:
2,500 gallons
Dangerous E. Coli Bacteria Diseases
• Several E. Coli types
• Cause severe bloody diarrhea
• Cause Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome in
children (kidney failure and destruction of
red blood cells) which can be fatal
• The bacteria can be found in beef, milk,
(raw and pasteurized), sausage, apple cider,
and venison
Listeria Bacteria in
Hot Dogs and Chicken
20% of Listeria
cases are linked to
uncooked hot dogs
and undercooked
chicken
Salmonella Diseases
• Salmonella causes two million illnesses annually
• There are many large outbreaks, with up to
200,000 people infected at a time
• Symptoms are diarrhea, pain, and dehydration
• The infection may lead to meningitis, sepsis, and
chronic arthritis
• The bacteria has been found in raw milk,
pasteurized milk, eggs, chocolate, ice cream, beef
sausage, salami, and chicken
Animal Diseases Threatening
Human Health
• BSE and other prion
diseases
• Cow AIDS
• Crohn’s disease
• E. Coli
• Cancer
• Listeria
• Clostridium
• Salmonella
• Campylobacter
• Bovine leukemia virus
• Yersinia
Diseases Associated with
Handling of Animals
•Hodgkin’s disease
•Multiple myeloma
•Leukemia
•Cancers:
–Melanoma
–Lymphoma
–stomach cancer
–prostate cancer
•Paget’s disease
Cholesterol Content of Various
Fish Oils and Beef
120
115
100
106
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Beef
T Bone
Steak
Herring
oil
Salmon
oil
Sardine
oil
Cod
Liver
oil
3.5 oz.
15 g.
15 g.
15 g.
15 g.
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 Fish from mildly polluted water concentrate
toxins up to more that 1,000,000 times more than
detected in water
 Toxins in their fatty tissues include pesticides,
chlorinated hydrocarbons, mercury, and dioxin
Fish can also be contaminated with PCB’s,
various heavy metals, petroleum hydrocarbons,
halogenated organic compounds, and lead
Biomagnification of DDD Insecticide
Sample site
Lake water
DDD,ppm
0.02
Phytoplankton
5
Herbivorous fish
40-300
Carnivorous fish
>2,500
Problems with Fish and Fish Oil
• Can worsen blood sugar levels in diabetics
• Large amounts can dangerously prolong blood
clotting time
• Fish oil is expensive
• Can lead to an increase in body weight
• Sea food is a large reservoir for infectious diseases
• Toxins acquired from contaminated
waters concentrate in the fatty
tissues of fish
If cooks pretended that in handling
raw meat, they were handling a
lump of raw sewage in a food
environment, and took all the
necessary precautions, then that
would be just about adequate.
Bon appetite!
Four out of
every five
chickens sold in
a supermarket
are infected
with salmonella.
• Therapeutic use - Fix the one
sick cow. (Human toxic effect.)
• Prophylactic use - Protect the
whole herd.
• Growth promotion - Part of the
feed. (Human hypersensitivity effect.)
Resistance
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Cross-resistance
Leads to a reservoir of resistance
There is a large reservoir of E. Coli in calves
and pigs which are very resistant and that
resistance can be “donated” to more
dangerous organisms such as salmonellae.
• About 25% of human salmonella
infections are now resistant to
drug therapy.
• Half the antibiotics now
produced are fed to food animals
(disease prevention and growth
promotion.)
Chickens are now being fed their own
excrement to about 50% of their total
intake of food, its very economical. But it
means that contaminants, such as drugs,
hormones, pesticides and antibiotics are
getting more and more concentrated each
time they go through.
• Cases of allergy, including...
– Asthma (3X more common in youth
today than in their parent’s day.)
– Eczema (6X more common today.)
• Have increased alarmingly over
the past few decades
• Use of antibiotics in food animals
has also increased greatly.
Content of eight essential amino acids
in common plant foods
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Fat Remains Longer in the Stomach
• It coats the particles of carbohydrates
and protein.
• Salivary and gastric juices cannot digest
fats.
• These particles of food pass out of the
stomach undigested.
• Fermentation, sour stomach, heartburn,
gas, and indigestion occur
Fat Head...
• Large amounts of saturated fats can cause a sharp
drop in the amount of oxygen that reaches the brain
cells.
• Good though requires a good amount of oxygen in
the brain.
• In one study using dairy cream, the oxygen in the
brain dropped 30%.
• Restricted blood flow to the brain impairs clear
thinking, causes headaches, and leads to senility.
• A fat-rich meal can cause the oxygen level in the
brain to drop to 68% and require three days to return
to 95% of normal.
...or Air Head?
• Excess fat causes the red blood cells to stick
together, reducing their oxygen carrying
capacity.
• Only a 35% reduction of oxygen is
necessary to produce malignant cells from
normal cells.
• Nine to twelve hours are required for this
clumping to begin reversing, and 72 hours
for circulation to return to normal.
Fight Heart Disease
 Help decrease platelet stickiness
 Decrease blood pressure
 Decrease serum triglycerides
 Decrease muscular damage from
heart attack
 Decrease likelihood of blood vessel
blockage after angioplasty or surgery
• In the coffee, tea, and cola family or brown
drinks.
• Are menthylxanthines, altering protoplasm
of cells.
• Causes many problems from head the heel.
• Step up cell growth in certain glandular
tissue, causing cysts and fibrous tumors
Caffeine Dosages in Milligrams
• 50 mg/cup - instant coffee
• 150 mg/cup - drip coffee
• 30 mg/cup - instant tea
• 50 mg/cup - brewed tea
• 50 mg/12oz - colas
• 10 mg/cup - cocoa
• 50 mg/8 oz - chocolate
Sugar and Cancers
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Colon cancer
Rectal cancer
Breast cancer
Ovarian cancer
Cancer of the uterus
Prostate cancer
Kidney cancer
Cancer of the testis
Cancers of the nervous system
Armstrong and Doll International Journal of Cancer 15:617-631 1975
• Has inherent chemical toxicity
• Additives needed to make palatable
• Harvesting and manufacture.
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Causes CNS stimulation
Causes sleeplessness
Causes general itching
Causes depression
Causes anxiety
Total Vegan Diet Benefits
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Zero cholesterol
Low saturated fat
High fiber
Zero animal protein
Rich in antioxidants
Rich in folic acid and B6
Promotes weight control
More nutrients for the dollar