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Complications: - milk consumption > 2 glasses/day associated with increased mortality [2] (RR=1.94 for women, RR=1.10 for men) - milk consumption not associated with increased risk of mortality [4] - milk consumption not associated with cardiovascular risk [4] - milk consumption > 2 glasses/day also associated with increased risk for any fracture & hip fracture in women [2] - milk consumption associated with increased risk for prostate cancer. especially aggressive or fatal forms [4] Notes: - raw or unpasteurized milk or milk products not recommended for children or pregnant women [1] - outbreaks of foodborne illness linked to unpasteurized milk [3] - Campylobacter most commonly implicated Comparative biology: - D-galactose, found in milk, induces oxidative stress damage & chronic inflammation in animals [2]

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cow's milk hypersensitivity (CMH); cow's milk allergy

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dairy beverage milk

References

  1. Committee on Infectious Diseases and Committee on Nutrition Consumption of Raw or Unpasteurized Milk and Milk Products by Pregnant Women and Children. Pediatrics. Dec 16, 2013 PMID: 24344105 http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/early/2013/12/10/peds.2013-3502.full.pdf+html
  2. Michaelsson K et al Milk intake and risk of mortality and fractures in women and men: cohort studies BMJ 2014;349:g6015 PMID: 25352269 http://www.bmj.com/content/349/bmj.g6015 - Schooling CM Milk and mortality. BMJ 2014;349:g6205 PMID: 25352270 http://www.bmj.com/content/349/bmj.g6205
  3. Mungai EA et al Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Increased Outbreaks Associated with Nonpasteurized Milk, United States, 2007-2012 Emerging Infectious Diseases. 21(1) January 2015 http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/21/1/14-0447_article
  4. Willett WC, Ludwig DS. Milk and Health. N Engl J Med 2020; 382:644-654. Feb 13 PMID: 32053300 https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMra1903547