> On would think, our governments would be monitoring dioxins
> in various foods high in animal fats to ensure public safety.
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Dioxin Levels Significantly Higher in Organic Milk
Coal-fired electricity stations send dioxins into the air as the smoke
is dispersed. Also, dioxins come from all types of factory wastes,
commercial incineration, traffic pollution, industrial emissions,
fires, and many other chemical and industrial processes. Tests show
dioxins to be the most potent carcinogen known to man.
Many studies show that dioxins cause serious illness in humans,
including a variety of cancers, kidney disease, birth defects, poor
health and premature death.
Unfortunately, dioxins are just about everywhere in nature because
they get carried by weather patterns, rain, ocean currents, and wind
to all parts of the globe. Dioxins settle on pastures, and on plants
and grains that form part of the food chain for animals and humans.
Although there is little we can do to escape dioxins altogether, we
can minimize the amount that goes into our body by avoiding certain
foods. Dioxins are found in equal measure in both organic and non-
organic food. Dioxins do not come from pesticides or fertilizers -
they come from the environment at large and even from the water
supply.
Our bodies can usually cope with a low level of dioxins. Some get
flushed out instead of being absorbed into the body to cause illness.
We can reduce the amount of dioxins we get by avoiding foods high in
dioxins.
The question is: which food is highest in dioxins? Weight for weight,
dairy milk has by far the highest amount of dioxins than any other
food or drink. All mammals produce milk for feeding to their babies
(including humans). The dioxins in the mother=92s body get concentrated
in her breast milk. This occurs, because all nutrients (including
dioxins) get concentrated in breast milk as a way of providing good
rich nourishment to the new born.
Consequently, just about all human breast milk has an undesirable
concentration of dioxins. But a baby stops breastfeeding after a few
months so the level of dioxins received by the baby drops off. Another
factor is that human milk has a much lower concentration of dioxins
compared to dairy milk.
But for a milk consumer it=92s a different story. Over time, the daily
consumption of dairy milk results in a dangerous build up of dioxins
in the body, causing below-par health, serious disease, and premature
death.
There are plenty of studies showing that dairy milk has the highest
concentration of dioxins compared to any other food product:
=91Dioxins penetrate the environment via air, water and soil and are
then incor****ated in food chains. The major source of human exposure
to dioxins (90%) is consumption of .dairy products.=92 (Professor Rocz
Panstw, Zakl Hig, 1999, 50:3).
=91The primary source of dioxins is food, especially .dairy
products.=92 (Chemosphere, 1998 Oct, 37:9).
=91The lipophilic nature of dioxins.may result in relatively high
concentrations of dioxin contamination in dairy products.=92 (Journal of
Animal Science, 1998 Jan, 76:1).
=91Cows=92 milk is ideal for *****sing levels because these compounds
adhere to fat and are transferred to and eliminated in the milk of the
lactating animal.=92 (Linda Fitzpatrick, Cork Harbour Alliance for a
Safe Environment, 2005).
All types of dairy milk contain dioxins in varying amounts, including
organic milk. But over eighty percent of organic milk sold in the
world is UHT milk (Long Life milk). In the Americas and most of Europe
just about all organic milk is UHT milk.
With UHT milk you receive significantly more dioxins than regular
pasteurized milk because more dioxins become absorbed instead of being
excreted. This happens because the micronized fat globules in UHT milk
are very much smaller than in non-UHT milk. Consequently, more dioxins
from the milk get into the bloodstream.
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