"Robert F. Kennedy Jr. sure loves whole milk. Last fall, his health administration declared that the "war" on whole milk was over. More recently, he posted an A.I.-generated video of himself drinking whole milk and dancing, his upper lip adorned with a milk mustache. His new dietary guidelines prominently recommend whole milk. Specifically, the guidelines advise that Americans should eat three servings of "full-fat" dairy each day: "Dairy is an excellent source of protein, healthy fats, vitamins, and minerals.""
"From a scientific standpoint, that full-fat dairy recommendation is odd. Virtually all milk that you can buy in a supermarket is essentially the same. It has been made to be the same. Given the MAHA fixation on whole milk, you'd be forgiven for thinking that full-fat dairy has more vitamins and minerals than skim, or more protein. It does not. All it has is more fat."
"Let's back up: When it comes to the actual production of milk, each cow is different, and provides a different ratio of milk to cream on different days. In addition, if you milk a cow and then leave the milk entirely as-is, you end up with a thick cap of cream on top, which has to be stirred in if you don't want to have globules of fat dissolving on your tongue as you drink it."
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. publicly favors whole milk and his guidelines recommend three daily servings of "full-fat" dairy, calling dairy an excellent source of protein, healthy fats, vitamins, and minerals. From a scientific standpoint that full-fat recommendation is odd because supermarket milks are essentially the same, manufactured to be the same. Full-fat dairy does not contain more protein, vitamins, or minerals than skim; it contains more fat. Milk production varies by cow and day, producing variable milk-to-cream ratios. If unprocessed, milk develops a cream cap that must be stirred. Homogenization uses high pressure to evenly distribute fat so every mouthful tastes and feels the same.
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