There are few claiming that cow milk is the ideal milk for humans. But it is a lot closer than whale milk, which is 34.8 percent fat. Camel milk at 2.5 per cent would be good for dieting but not ideal for babies. Human milk has 4.5 per cent fat so presumably our babies should need milk of a similar fat content. Animal milk was not designed for the needs of humans but for the species producing it. But different species have different amounts of fat, protein and sugar. Milk production is the defining trait of mammals, it is what the name means. It is not known what animal was first enlisted to feed humans, though given the Middle Eastern area where the practice seems to have started it was probably either a goat or a camel. It is strange to contemplate how it was first decided to rob calves or kids or other beasts of their mothers’ milk. All mammals produce it, though it is slightly different with each species.Īnimal milk was not designed for the needs of humans Milk is a bodily fluid produced naturally to feed newborns. None of this is surprising if we think for a minute, as we seldom do, about what exactly milk is. It was the first food ever to be tested in a scientific laboratory and in most countries it is the most regulated food. It has been argued over for at least the past 10,000 years, which makes it humans’ longest-standing food health debate.
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