Product Description

CAUTION: Milk Can Be Harmful to Your Health! The frightening new medical facts about the world's most over-rated nutrient. If you drink milk, you MUST read this. Frank Oski, MD, is the Director, Department of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and Physician-in-Chief, the Johns Hopkins Children's Center. Now includes an appendix of recent studies related to milk.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #64624 in Books
• Published on: 1992-04
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 115 pages

About the Author
Frank A Oski, born in 1932, is a graduate of Swarthmore College and received his M.D. from the University of Pennsylvania in 1958. He served his internship and Pediatric residency at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and then studied hematology as a Fellow at Harvard at the Boston Children's Hospital. He was appointed as an Associate in the Department of Pediatrics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine in 1963 and assumed the post of Professor and Chairman, Department of Pediatrics, State University of New York, Upstate Medical Center, 1972. In 1985 he assumed the position of Director, Department of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and Physician-inChief, the Johns Hopkins Children's Center.

Customer Reviews

Quick read - a MUST for anyone who still drinks milk!
I was already aware of a lot of the information in this book, but it was useful - and really rather astounding - to have it all gathered in one small book. I would love to see all of America read this book, just to balance out the propaganda with which we are bombarded from the dairy industry's marketing and "public service" gurus. The only milk that "does a [human] body good" is human milk. Dr. Oski definitely makes that point in this book, in which he focuses on the adverse physical and emotional effects dairy products have on humans. Based on the varied research he cites, we should all be persuaded to stop drinking the milk of other species... and he doesn't even delve into the environmental or humanitarian aspects of the subject!

If the calf stops drinking milk why am I drinking it?
This easy to read book has good references and makes common sense. It should be read by every health class student.

Needs to be updated
The title is very misleading. First, the word "New" needs to be removed. The data he uses is from the 1960s and 1970s. This book focuses most on the benefits of breastfeeding and infants. I did learn a bit about milk, but thought the book would be more inclusive of all ages, and have more updated information. Although it is reasonable for mothers to breastfeed, he never even touches on the effects of a mother who drinks milk (eats ice-cream, yogurt, etc) and breastfeeds, only on why you should not give your infant milk or milk-based formula. The proteins and sugars from the cow's milk passes through the nursing mother's milk, and can cause gastrointestinal distress to the infant (one source of colic).
Also, it has been recently suggested a link between acne and milk consumption exists. Taking my teenager off all dairy products (he was drinking 1/2 gal. per day) cleared up all his acne, with no medication. He never discusses the effects of milk on teens, acne, weight gain, etc.
Nothing on the bovine hormones and/or antibiotics which may (or may not?) be passed on to humans who drink milk. If you do not mind reading material which is 30-40 years old, an interesting and informative read. Otherwise, I found it to be a disappointing purchase.