Changing Habits

It was first believed that milk drinking began in dairy farming communities in northern Europe. Through a process of natural selection to compensate for vitamin D deficiencies due to a lack of daylight, communities in northern Europe were believed to have undergone a genetic mutation which enabled them to produce the enzyme lactase necessary to digest the milk sugar lactose. Read More

It would be interesting to note what the kind of milk that the subjects drank, I'm sure it wasn't organic raw, but rather modified with pasteurisation and homogenisation. Read More

Imagine being watched by two undercover cops as you engage in an illicit deal in a deserted parking lot. The buyer hesitantly hands you some cash. You flash a look over your shoulder, just to make sure the coast is clear, then you hand over the contraband. Neither of you says a word. You just nod, acknowledging the deal is done, then you head back to your car and buckle up for the drive home. Read More

Slow Food Australia has launched a public campaign supporting the right of Australian artisan cheese makers to produce raw milk cheese and Australian consumers the right to eat it. Read More

Milk - do you really know what you are getting. Canola oil in some low fat milks. Source: Choice Magazine Read More