Heather Mills goes vegan over milk production

Thursday May 31st, 2007 at 11:35 am by Heather

Heather Mills has said she’s decided to change from being a vegetarian to a vegan - because of the cruelty involved in milk production.

She said recently: “I’m a vegan now - a healthy diet which saves animals, something very important to me as I detest cruelty.”

“Following a plant-based diet not only benefits your health massively but also makes a huge difference to the planet, to animals and to feeding the world.”

“My hope is to continue to put the message out there.”

“It is the obscenity of taking newborn calves away from their mothers so we can have their milk - a product designed by evolution for little cows, not little people, or big people for that matter.”

“I hate the cruelty of factory farming. I could never go back to eating meat, fish or dairy.”

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It’s good to see Heather spreading the word about dairy.

Dr. Frank Oski, former director of pediatrics at Johns Hopkins University said, “There is no reason to drink cow’s milk at any time in your life. It was designed for calves, it was not designed for humans, and we should all stop drinking it today, this afternoon.”

Dr. Spock agreed, saying, “[T]here was a time when cow’s milk was considered very desirable. But research, along with clinical experience, has forced doctors and nutritionists to rethink this recommendation.

The World Health Organization (WHO) says that western nations that consume a lot of meat/dairy have the highest levels of osteoporosis, which is caused by eating a lot of animal protein. It says, “…hip fracture rates are higher in developed countries where calcium intake is high than in developing countries where calcium intake is low…fracture risk has recently been shown to be a function of protein intake in North American women.” Here’s the report:

http://whqlibdoc.who.int/publications/2004/9241546123_chap4.pdf

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