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<blockquote data-quote="zand" data-source="post: 2097930" data-attributes="member: 85197"><p>I have had a little more time to think about the question of choice now.</p><p></p><p>If someone chooses to drink plant based milk because they have an allergy or intolerance to cow's milk, or because it helps a health condition they have then that's a good valid choice.</p><p>If someone chooses to drink plant based milk because they prefer the taste then that's good too.</p><p>If someone has chosen to be vegan for personal reasons then that's the right choice for them too.</p><p></p><p>However if someone chooses to switch to plant based products because they believe it will save the planet, I am afraid they have been misinformed by bad science. It is a myth that the humble cow's burps are causing global warming. Soil needs animal fertiliser to enrich it. Farm animals need plants, plants need farm animals. It's no surprise that it's young people who are most likely to turn away from dairy produce, they believe the science of today and are keen to look after their planet. They have not yet been disillusioned by being lied to by 'science' like I and many older folk have. We all believe that the science of 'now' is correct...until it's disproved.</p><p></p><p>In the 80's when I was in my 20s I believed the science of the day that said that dietary fat was bad for you. I switched to low fat spreads (St Ivel Gold, because it was lowest in calories, tasted foul but it was good for me...yeh right) I switched to skimmed milk and stopped having fried food. It was a couple of years after this that I started to put on weight, but I didn't see the connection until many years later. Believing that fat makes you fat, I carried on with the diet of my choice. But was it really my choice? I didn't enjoy it, I ate it because the 'science' told me to do so. Now we know that the 'fat is bad' message was wrong. It was disastrous for my health and I have now reverted to my high fat food.</p><p></p><p>Once I realised my mistake in believing everything I read, it was easy enough to change back and eat fat again. My health has suffered through all those years of bad eating but I am doing my best to repair the damage. My fear is that one day the growing band of non dairy milk drinkers will realise they too have been lied to, but they will be unable to switch back because there won't be enough cows left to produce real milk. That will be really bad for the planet.</p><p></p><p>Someone earlier in this thread said that the supermarkets are happy to provide alternative milks because they want greater profits. I can't find that quote now. But yes, that's it in a nutshell. That's the reason they are so well marketed and that's the reason why you very often find food manufacturers funding 'scientific' research - profit. It's not easy to profit from cow's milk nowadays. Sugar has been demonised so milk shakes aren't so marketable, let's create a market for more expensive 'milks', so let's change the marketing message to one of saving the planet. That has a very strong pull, especially for young folk who hopefully have a lot of years left on planet Earth. Just like the low fat message once had me believing I would stay slim and healthy.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="zand, post: 2097930, member: 85197"] I have had a little more time to think about the question of choice now. If someone chooses to drink plant based milk because they have an allergy or intolerance to cow's milk, or because it helps a health condition they have then that's a good valid choice. If someone chooses to drink plant based milk because they prefer the taste then that's good too. If someone has chosen to be vegan for personal reasons then that's the right choice for them too. However if someone chooses to switch to plant based products because they believe it will save the planet, I am afraid they have been misinformed by bad science. It is a myth that the humble cow's burps are causing global warming. Soil needs animal fertiliser to enrich it. Farm animals need plants, plants need farm animals. It's no surprise that it's young people who are most likely to turn away from dairy produce, they believe the science of today and are keen to look after their planet. They have not yet been disillusioned by being lied to by 'science' like I and many older folk have. We all believe that the science of 'now' is correct...until it's disproved. In the 80's when I was in my 20s I believed the science of the day that said that dietary fat was bad for you. I switched to low fat spreads (St Ivel Gold, because it was lowest in calories, tasted foul but it was good for me...yeh right) I switched to skimmed milk and stopped having fried food. It was a couple of years after this that I started to put on weight, but I didn't see the connection until many years later. Believing that fat makes you fat, I carried on with the diet of my choice. But was it really my choice? I didn't enjoy it, I ate it because the 'science' told me to do so. Now we know that the 'fat is bad' message was wrong. It was disastrous for my health and I have now reverted to my high fat food. Once I realised my mistake in believing everything I read, it was easy enough to change back and eat fat again. My health has suffered through all those years of bad eating but I am doing my best to repair the damage. My fear is that one day the growing band of non dairy milk drinkers will realise they too have been lied to, but they will be unable to switch back because there won't be enough cows left to produce real milk. That will be really bad for the planet. Someone earlier in this thread said that the supermarkets are happy to provide alternative milks because they want greater profits. I can't find that quote now. But yes, that's it in a nutshell. That's the reason they are so well marketed and that's the reason why you very often find food manufacturers funding 'scientific' research - profit. It's not easy to profit from cow's milk nowadays. Sugar has been demonised so milk shakes aren't so marketable, let's create a market for more expensive 'milks', so let's change the marketing message to one of saving the planet. That has a very strong pull, especially for young folk who hopefully have a lot of years left on planet Earth. Just like the low fat message once had me believing I would stay slim and healthy. [/QUOTE]
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