<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> Hi Laura and all, There are quite a few No Milk sites and a No Milk list that can probably explain better than I what happens to milk when it is refined. Search allergies to milk/dairy/casein/lactose. In a nutshell, raw milk products are safer for our health than milk that has been refined ie: pasteurized, homogenized, hormones and antibiotics added, Bovine Growth Hormone added in some cases, etc. Diabetes has been linked to the consumption of milk products. All the best, Susan