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by aoner 2587 days ago
I haven't dived into plant-based milks and health risks/benefits too much. What I can tell you is that Animal based Milk in general is not healthy, they are high in saturated fats, have a too high calcium and estrogen concentrations and increase the risk to prostate cancer[1], ovarian cancer [2], uteri cancer [2] and other health risks.

Do note that a lot of pro-milk studies are industry backed. The new Canadian food guide has discarded all industry backed studies and based on science created a new food guide [3]. This food guide removed the "recommended" glass of milk based on these studies with water.

[1]:https://link.springer.com/article/10.1023/A:1008823601897

[2]: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16125328?dopt=Citation

[3]: https://www.treehugger.com/green-food/canadians-would-rather...