[sametmax]

In France we had this wonderful scandal about donated blood that was provided by aids infected patients... but declared safe. It's been used to make transfusion to other people that were already plagued with hemophilia, so that they could really enjoy the benefit of having both diseases at the same time.

I'm wondering what will be the next stuff like that.

Will we learn in 30 years that milk is actually unhealthy and that "got milk" was a blatant lie ?

Will we discover that too much computer activity reduce IQ while we all though we were getting so clever learning online ?

"Don't worry, teleportation is totally safe. We are absolutely not copying your body and destroying the original"

The future is going to be fun.

[bkkssnn]

I get to angry even thinking about it. Imagine your day job is to convince the public spreading poison globally is not dangerous only to make a marginal profit. And to give decision makers some excuse with some bullshit "proofs" that lets them stay "ignorant". Alot of enviormental issues comes to mind where this is happening today.

[sametmax]

There is cool movie about a guy having exactly this job: thank your for smoking (http://www.allocine.fr/film/fichefilm_gen_cfilm=58839.html). Great actors, and it's good from the beginning to the end.

[Gravityloss]

I've been astonished that so many people think it's okay. I think it's related to the tribal mindset, how cheering for your team has been more important in evolution than critical thinking.

[sametmax]

http://extrafabulouscomics.com/comic/200/

[cies]

> Will we learn in 30 years that milk is actually unhealthy

I do not know if you are joking, but we know for some time now that regular consumption of dairy as an adult human increases risk for many health complications. (similarly evidence builds up against meat and eggs for some time now)

http://nutritionstudies.org/12-frightening-facts-milk/

http://www.peta.org/living/food/reasons-stop-drinking-milk/

http://www.pcrm.org/health/diets/vegdiets/health-concerns-ab...

[reitanqild]

I know you are serious and I have actually heard this for years and was of the understanding that recommendations was now changing towards "milk and dairy more healty than previously though".

Full disclosure: grew up on a dairy farm. Like milk. Might be biased.

[cies]

This whole recommendations thing is a battle ground for corporate interests. It is better to do your own research (find doctors that argue in favour and against) and weight the evidence yourself.

> Full disclosure: grew up on a dairy farm. Like milk. Might be biased.

Dunno if yr biased. Only after to gather enough info and are ready to pass a judgment by yourself, then bias might show. Currently I expect your are merely uninformed. Some of the bigger "abandon milk" doctors grew up on dairy farms themselves.

And enjoyment is different story from health-impact. Some claim to enjoy smoking :)

[sametmax]

I deliberately chose this subject because I know it's very controversial.

I had head aches all my life, and my hippie family doctor told me I should stop milk. I never listened to her.

Then in the last recent years I made experiments, and I noticed a correlation between raw milk intake and my head aches.

Now my veggie no gluten no milk doctor has died. Of cancer. Oh the irony.

But I don't have to take pain killers that much often anymore, only when I screw up my diet.

Life is funny that way.

[petre]

Maybe it depends on how the milk was processed or not rather than the milk itself? I also have health issues with milk, yet find yoghurt and milk based products just fine.

There are studies that found a link between gut bacteria and mental illnesses. Some of the bacteria in our guts also thrives in milk based products like yoghurt.

[arethuza]

On the other hand, the BBC were running this story yesterday about the risks of a low dairy diet for young people:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-39557687

[rplst8]

No one's life can last forever. I'd like to enjoy mine eating cheese and having a glass of milk with cookies.

[cies]

That's a different topic. Enjoyment. We were talking about health.