Fat, however, is only one potentially troublesome component of the food. Other nutrients and non-nutrients in the food also have a critical impact upon your health. When the fat is removed from the milk the relative amounts of proteins and carbohydrates are increased. Much of the cholesterol and chemical contamination found with the fat is removed in the skimming process. But, the infection potential from bacteria and viruses is still as great with the low-fat product.
Milk is deficient in iron.
Cow's milk causes bleeding in the intestine leading to iron loss. Arch Allergy Appl. Other forms of inflammatory arthritis as mild as the daily aches, pains, and stiffness troubling millions of people, and as serious as Lupus are caused and aggravated by dairy proteins. Milk protein entering the blood stream is perceived by the body as a foreign substance. The immune system reacts by making antibodies.