Milk

Its Remarkable Contribution to Human Health and Well-being

By: Stuart Patton

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Paperback | 31 August 2005 | Edition Number 1

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276 Pages

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22.86 x 15.24 x 1.47

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Milk is the one food that sustains life and promotes growth in all newborn mammals, including the human infant. By its very nature, milk is nutritious. Despite this, it has received surprisingly little attention from those interested in the cultural impact of food. In this fascinating volume, Stuart Patton convincingly argues that milk has become of such importance and has so many health and cultural implications that everyone should have a basic understanding of it. This book provides this much-needed introduction.

Patton's approach to his subject is comprehensive. He begins with how milk is made in the lactating cell, and proceeds to the basics of cheese making and ice cream manufacture. He also gives extensive consideration to human milk, including breasts, lactation, and infant feeding. Pro and con arguments about the healthfulness of cows' milk are discussed at length and with documentation. Patton explores the growing gap between the public's impressions of milk, and known facts about milk and dairy foods. He argues that the layperson's understanding of milk has deteriorated as a result of propaganda from activists anxious to destroy milk's favorable image, misinformation in the media, and scare implications from medical research hypotheses.

Stuart Patton is professor emeritus of food science at Pennsylvania State University.

Industry Reviews

"Knowledgeably written...Milk is a scientifically researched and presented response to modern-day claims downplaying or even attacking the health of milk as a food. Unashamedly pro-dairy consumption, Milk backs its fervent emphasis upon the importance of regularly consuming dairy products as a part of a balanced diet with research, statistics, and modern scientific wisdom...." - Bookwatch "Patton is one of the few scientists who has the understanding of all aspects of the dairy industry to write such a far-ranging book and he has done so marvelously.... This book presents clear and documented facts that will allow the reader to evaluate the radical claims made against the dairy industry by the animal rights activist movement. I would recommend this book as an enjoyable and informative read for anyone interested in nutrition, particularly their own." - Thomas W. Keenan, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University"

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