Peat didn't say milk is an inappropriate food for adults, he said it's an inappropriate for adults to rely on as a SOLE food source. He has specifically advocated many times for people in general to consume (low fat) milk.natedawggh said:post 95792itsALLgood said:post 92553Why not milk? Didn't see find anything in the link you posted.natedawggh said:2.) High Protein intake from low tryptophan sources (I use casein to make this easier. NOT milk.). Minimum 100 g a day but generally 150-200 g.
http://www.raypeatforum.com/forum/viewt ... it=alcohol
Dr. Peat, while a fan of milk, also states the caveat that it is not an appropriate food for adults due to the excess tryptophan. I've experienced this in practice as every time I have reduced bloating, fatigue, and migraines milk instantly makes them return. I can suppress these effects by taking high doses of lysine along with drinking milk, but I think it's just easier and healthier to cut out milk for the time being. The major points for having milk is for the protein and the calcium, and by taking casein and eggshell powder I am accomplishing the same thing. (Milk has some other nice properties such as an anti-cavity substance, but the tryptophan is just too much for me)
I'm guessing this is the reference you misquoted:
"Since milk's primary biological function is to support the growth of a young animal, some of its features make it inappropriate as a sole food for an adult. To support cell division and growth, the methionine and tryptophan content of milk is higher than would be optimal for an adult animal, and the phosphate might be slightly more than needed, in relation to the calcium. Since the fetus stores a large amount of iron during gestation, the iron content of milk is low, and when a young animal has used the stored iron, its continuing growth requires more iron than milk provides. However, for an adult, the low iron content of milk and cheese makes these foods useful for preventing the iron overload that often contributes to the degenerative diseases."
http://raypeat.com/articles/articles/milk.shtml
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