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Could vegans be right after all? Harvard research specialists have started to argue that while raw, organic milk offers numerous health benefits, conventional milk and dairy may be compromising all of our health’s due health compromising sweeteners.

“…There is no significant evidence for concluding that dietary saturated fat is associated with an increased risk of [coronary heart disease or cardiovascular disease].”

“If only half of dairy fat is the saturated kind, what kind is the rest? Dairy fat contains lots of oleic acid (the stuff that makes olive oil so healthy), along with a type of fat called conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) that may help with weight loss. Recent studies strongly suggest that something — possibly the CLA — in dairy fat does indeed help with weight management.”

One of the biggest misconceptions sabotaging the diets of many American’s is the idea that we should only eat low-fat or non-fat food. Did you know that those are the worst choices for you? When the fat is taken out of the product something is added in to replace the fat usually extra sugars or chemicals. When dairy is involved, if you must consume it the best way is raw, organic, unpasteurized food.

Full-fat dairy has been shown, in some studies, to reduce the risk of diabetes, cancer, weight, and heart disease.

In one recent study conducted by Swedish researchers in the Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care, middle-aged men who consumed high-fat milk, butter, and cream were significantly less likely to become obese over a period of 12 years compared to the men who never indulged in full fat dairy products.

When the USDA recommends that you consume reduced fat milk, they are also encouraging the consumption of added sugars. It should go without saying that you should not consume sugar and sweetened beverages. All research points to that!

“The worst possible situation is reduced-fat chocolate milk: you take out the fat, it’s less tasty. So to get kids to drink 3 cups a day, you get this sugar-sweetened beverage,” Ludwig says. ”…we can get plenty of calcium from a whole range of foods. On a gram for gram basis, cooked kale has more calcium than milk. Sardines, nuts seeds beans, green leafy vegetables are all sources of calcium.”

Did you know that just one cup of 2 percent milk contains 12.3 grams of sugar that is more than a Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup, and almost as much as a chocolate chip cookie! One serving would put a child over the recommended sugar limit; two cups would reach a woman’s limit of 5 teaspoons, and three cups would take a man straight over the top.