The Milkman Cometh: Finally, Milk Is Back on the Menu in America’s Schools
If history teaches us one thing, it's that big things can happen when you start drinking milk
TL;DR
- The Agricultural Revolution and the discovery of dairying are key events in human history.
- Dairying by the Proto-Indo-Europeans on the Eurasian steppe fueled their migration and genetic spread across Europe.
- Milk provided a mobile, nutrient-dense food source, enabling the Proto-Indo-Europeans to travel long distances and potentially displace existing populations.
- Historical accounts, like those by Weston A. Price, highlight the health benefits of diets rich in milk and milk products in societies like the alpine Swiss, Maasai, and Nuer.
- Twentieth-century demonization of animal foods and saturated fats, based on concerns about heart disease, has been linked to increased chronic illnesses.
- Recent policy shifts, including RFK Jr.'s influence on dietary guidelines and the signing of the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act, suggest a move back towards promoting whole milk and animal products.
- These changes are framed as a correction to decades of official discouragement of nutrient-dense animal foods.