Why do some people complain that drinking milk is "unnatural"?!

Some people are ignorant. Look at the "humans are the only animals to drink another's milk" comment. You see it all the time in claiming drinking milk is "unnatural." But it's not true. Even if you discount the FACT that your dog and cat love milk and will drink it at any opportunity, there are also ants that farm aphids for their milk. That's certainly "natural." If they can do it, why not humans???

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/200…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jb__daXOQ…

Or this cat lives dog milk:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QV-0wJq2G…

If one wants to look at unnatural, we can look at B12 supplements, or any of the other of the hand full of pills veg*ns scarf down daily to desperately try to stay healthy.

As for "natural", almond and soy milk are much more processed and "unnatural" than cows milk.

Regardless of how hypocritical a statement it might be, it's still true. I mean, would you send your kid out in a pasture to go suck on a cow's teat? Is that natural to you? Actually, that would be more "natural" than buying a carton of pasteurized processed, even reduced fat, cow's milk in a store. Either way, what's "natural" is pretty relative depending on the context you're using the word in. For example, many people who live in/grew up in large cities have never learned to drive because public transit is so abundant and owning a car can be a hassle as far as finding a parking space when out or renting one near your home. That's "natural", whereas if you live in a smaller town, people might think it's strange if you're past a certain age and don't know how to drive.

Man is the only animal that drinks the milk of another animal and we were never intended to do that. In fact the practice is so unnatural that a significant proportion of the population are lactose or casien intolerant and can't drink milk or eat cheese. This is what they are referring to as man's digestive system is not really set up to cope with cows milk.

There is no real nutritional reason to drink milk. Forget the hype you can get plenty of calcium from other sources without resorting to taking supplements its just that milk and milk products are relatively convenient and there is a massive industry in place to supply it.

Early humans drank milk. Its thought they saw animals drinking it from their mothers and that's how they got the idea. Early humans had to eat/drink whatever they could find just to survive. I don't see anything unnatural about that. Humans are natural, milk is natural, eating/drinking is natural. Seems completely natural to me.

Many here say its unnatural to drink it from the cows tit, well that's how it done, animals drink milk from a tit. We just have a brain and figured out how to drink it in a more efficient way. Many say its not natural to steal the milk from the baby, the animal kingdom is FULL of examples of animals stealing food that is not theirs. Are they not natural?

Some say humans drinking milk is not what nature intended. Then why are we doing it? We are not machines, we are not robots. We are animals, we are natural. We have been doing it for hundreds of thousands of years. Seems pretty natural to me.

I think what they mean is that it's not what nature intended.
And that's true, from ANY viewpoint.
Computers, electricity run homes etc is called 'evolving'. It's moving forward in a positive and productive way.
A grown human being lying under a large mammal and drinking it's milk every day (after taking away it's newborn and having it killed) isn't callled evolving, it's 'backwards' and is in fact not natural or even neccessary behaviour, we don't NEED to do this to move forward, therefore it's called 'unnatural'. Hope this helps. :)

well the houses and computer argument is debatable. We, as humans, designed those things for ourselves. They came out of out mind ( Steve Jobs anyway).
But nature designed the human body - and the mother of a human baby makes milk for the baby so the baby's teeth grow in. Cows produce milk for their babies too. As do goats sheep cats etc etc. That is nature.
Drinking the milk of another species is unnatural.

Using a computer is a natural progression of humankind's prowess.

I agree (sort of). The whole "natural" argument is only effective as a supporting argument for much better ideas, for example how unhealthy dairy is and the potential abuse of animals in the industry. But I mean, people also say "eating meat is natural" and I just have to laugh at that, too. Take of your clothes and go live in a forest with nothing but your bare hands for survival, and then we'll see just how much you like doing what's really natural. Such a wuss excuse, really.

Diet is the biggest factor for health we can control. So when it is said that cow's milk is unnatural it means its not suitable for humans. Milk was designed to make an infant mammal into an adult one. So why would non-infant humans drink something that turns them into an adult cow?

its not
but, drinking other species milk is a bit strange, given that we think drinkingour own is disgusting

its just riduculous

That milk was produced for a baby cow. Your arguments are not valid.

Have you ever seen a human being suckling from a cows udder?

It is an unnatural food to eat as there are no other animals that drink milk past infancy, and no other animal that drinks the milk of an entirely other species at that. The staggering percentage of people who are lactose intolerant would also suggest that milk from another species is not natural. I personally believe that there are healthier alternatives, which is another reason to not drink it. It is not about milk being simply unnatural, it is about it being unnatural, which in turn makes it unhealthy.

If someone chooses to drink milk that is fine by me. However, this does not make it natural to do so.

I also am confused by your reasoning. Yes, we humans do a lot of unnatural things, but what does this have to do with milk being natural or not? If you choose to drink milk, that is fine, but it does not make it natural. If you choose to live in houses with electricity and running water, or cook food or use computer that is fine as well, but just b/c we do it now, does not make it natural. The difference is, it is one more unhealthy unnatural thing we choose to do.

To each their own. Drink, eat, live the way you choose, and others will do the same. What you find ridiculous, others do not. There are probably numerous things you do that others find ridiculous, but its your choice to do them, the same as others have a choice to engage in activities, make choices, etc that you may not agree with.

You have a very skewed, convoluted way of thinking. If anything is ridiculous, it is a human drinking a completely different species milk, you Einstein. If nature did want us to drink cow milk, then why is it that 75% of the world's population is lactose intolerant? Studies, have found that only only nomadic people that herd animals around with for food remain lactose tolerant. http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/18…

From an evolutionary point of view, milk is a strange food for humans. Until 10,000 years ago we didn't domesticate animals and weren't able to drink milk (unless some brave hunter-gather milked a wild tiger or buffalo)! If you don't believe that, consider this: The majority of humans naturally stop producing significant amounts of lactase - the enzyme needed to properly metabolize lactose, the sugar in milk -- sometime between the ages of two and five. In fact, for most mammals, the normal condition is to stop producing the enzymes needed to properly digest and metabolize milk after they have been weaned. Our bodies just weren't made to digest milk on a regular basis. Instead, most scientists agree that it's better for us to get calcium, potassium, protein, and fats from other food sources, like whole plant foods -- vegetables, fruits, beans, whole grains, nuts, seeds, and seaweed.

Btw, There's no evidence that dairy is good for your bones or prevents osteoporosis -- in fact, the animal protein it contains may help cause bone loss!

Compare and contrast of cows’ Milk to human mother’s Milk:

Protein : in cow's milk is 80 percent casein, 20 percent whey. In human mothers, it is 40 percent casein, 60 percent whey.

Fats: In cow milk, it is High in saturated fat with no significant amount of essential fatty acids. in humans, it is Rich in essential fatty acids

Carbs: In cow milk. it is hard for non-breastfed babies to digest. In human mothers, twice as much lactose for energy and growth, contains bacteria that help digest lactose

Vitamins and minerals: In cow's milk, it is Low in amounts of E, C, B and there are trace minerals. In human mother', there are higher amounts.

The trend toward de-fatted milk products also inhibits the absorption of fat-soluble nutrients such as vitamins A and D, the latter critical to calcium uptake. In addition, cow’s milk is deficient in lecithin and Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), a major omega-3 fatty acid, that is found in breast milk that support mental development in humans, specifically children.

In conclusion, Cows’ milk was not designed to be compatible with the human body. Plus, modern techniques of pasteurization and homogenization have compounded the health problems associated with it. There are many alternatives available which may offer much healthier options for both children and adults than cow milk.

i dun care I drink 20 glasses if I fel like >:O