According to my nutrition course, some research has shown that the pasteurization process modifies the milk in such a way as to promote heart disease. I do not remember the details. So it is possible that raw milk would be okay. Scott > -----Original Message----- > From: Paleolithic Eating Support List > [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Todd Moody > Sent: Thursday, July 16, 1998 1:47 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: [P-F] beef > > > On Thu, 16 Jul 1998, Ray Audette wrote: > > > In a message dated 98-07-15 07:22:03 EDT, you write: > > > << Either milk, > > > which the Samburu make extensive use of, is not so bad, or the > > > Samburu represent a local adaptation. If the latter, then their > > > experience with milk *and* beef cannot be generalized to the rest > > > of us. >> > > > > We are only talking about coronary health. These people have all of the > > other problems associated with milk consumption. Pastoral people are > > neolithic and not as healthy as paleolithic people. > > What health problems are you referring to here? Usually it is > precisely coronary health that is linked to milk consumption > (e.g., by Loren Cordain), with the exception of lactose > intolerance.