Is DAIRY Scary?? Inflammation & Obesity Concerns - 2024

***This pertains to all mammalian milk, including raw, organic, pasteurized, cow, goat, other***

Is drinking/eating dairy bad for you? This very important question deserves more than just a yes or no answer. Parts of dairy are nutritious and delicious, other parts of dairy can be inflammatory and fattening. But which is which??

This video discusses several different concepts about milk & dairy, including gaining fat, causing inflammation, when it's OK to drink milk, and more. Leave your questions in the comments if I didn't cover some aspect of this topic. Thanks!

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Ken D Berry, MD, is a Family Physician with 20 years of clinical practice.
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[rogerthompson]

When I got up to over 400 Lbs I used to drink a lot of whole milk. Now I have cut my dairy back. I still consume butter, heavy cream in my coffee and a limited amount of cheese. But I have given up drinking milk and eating copious amounts of cheese. When I eat too much dairy I itch now. BTW as of this morning I am down to 233 Lbs.

[clark]

As a physician of 37 years now, I recommend your videos weekly. Keep it up.

[jackberetta]

Most people with trouble for milk is about pasteurized milk. Raw milk gives a lot less or very miner problems.

[BigCarmine]

Being from a dairy family background, I was always told "milk is for kids, butter and cheese is for adults" (of course the dairy we were talking about was from tit to tank to table, raw unpasteurized milk. It still had all of the cream and butter fats in it).
Great info Doc!!! God Bless!

[workingpeoplefitness]

As a person of African/Caribbean descent, I can absolutely attest to what Dr.Berry is talking about. I cut out dairy just over 2 years ago, and my joints stopped aching, energy levels went through the roof, and I've restarted pursuing hobbies that I had completely forgotten about. This man speaks the truth.

[brucesaylor]

Long story short. My wife in one day went from completely healthy to being completely incapacitated for 10 months with nausea & vertigo. She saw numerous specialist, had every scan and lab test run and in the hospital several times; they were saying it was in her mind. They had NO CLUE. She was in the hospital at 96 lbs and being fed Ensure (milk based) when the results of a previously ordered test showed she suddenly developed a SEVERE intolerance for anything dairy; casine, whey, etc. My eyes were opened to the health care system and not in a good way. Between hospital stays, scans, tests; many tens of thousands of dollars was paid. However, the $300 lab test that found the problem was not paid because it was ordered by a Naturopath.

[Lily_Samson]

So, 25 years ago my husband used to get horrible sinus headaches, and he used to love eating bowls of cereal… Once I convinced him that the milk was most likely the cause, and he dropped it… No more headaches!
Thanks Doc! There are a few Dr.’s like you here on YouTube that offer us their years of medical studies at no charge and what a blessing!
I pray God blesses you for your sacrifice of time and sincere concern for the health of your fellow humans!
Love from NY.
🌼Lily🌼

[Reaper_thecreaper]

I've been terrible with migraine and psoriasis and gut problems for 30 years. I'm 48 now and thank you!!!

[marywilhelmy]

I started on Keto in March 2021. I had stopped diary except for fatty cheeses and heavy cream. I was using heavy cream ( a lot of it) daily for over a week until the inflammation in my knee joints became unbearable. I had no idea it could have been due to my heavy cream consumption until our friend Kevin S suggested for me to try getting off the cream for a week. Well, that was the root of the problem alright and now I understand why. But I am sad because heavy cream tastes soooo good! But I need to walk without pain so I made the right decision.

[G.G.GG]

I once worked with a nutritionist who required that I completely eliminate dairy for 2 months, which I did. It made absolutely no difference. Not saying Dr. Berry is wrong at all. It just depends on your individual makeup. My ancestors were dairy people.

[darrylh.]

My wife is lactose intolerant with store bought pasteurized milk. We found that raw milk does not give her stomach problems. From what I can understand is we need the full spectrum of bacteria which is destroyed when milk is pasteurized.

[Jay-hsvq]

I been constipated for years. and I hardly ever ate or drank dairy. Just started using raw milk and heavy cream and my bowels started to work on their own. Right now I'm just testing the dairy to see how it affects me in the long run.

[dmariia]

I almost cried when your video was finished. It explains so much that I go through and no one believes me.

[Cherylebreaux]

Dairy is the hardest thing for me to give up and in the back of my mind I'm thinking, it really needs to go. I have migraines, psoriatic arthritis, and more recently, I found out I have an autoimmune version of alopecia. It's so hard to accept that after giving up sugar, bread, rice, potatoes, etc. that I need to give up something else I love.

[amanderomin]

My dad is 87 and has drunk a glass of milk twice a day with lunch and dinner all his life.

[stephaniekowalchuk]

I cut out about 80 to 90% of dairy from my diet and i saw a big change. I still eat very small amounts of greek yogurt, feta cheese and butter. I refuse to give up those entirely. The difference is huge. Also cut out a lot of bread and pasta. My energy is so high, skin looks clear and bright, and my mental state is better.

[peopleddiagram]

I stopped milk about 15 years ago. I only use cream and I use cream as I would milk. Life without cream, butter or cheddar cheese, would be very unpleasant. Thank you for this vid.

[jb]

Thank you for this information, Dr. Berry. Today is Monday, Dec. 28, 2020, and I'm in the middle of GI distress that is keeping me close to the porcelain throne constantly---and I just had a cream cheese-loaded fat bomb at the end of my OMAD today. My system reacts within minutes to such stressors, but I couldn't figure out what the culprit was until I listened to you in this video.
Yet another genre of food that I have to eliminate from my diet. I was keto for three months, but after having COVID last month, and being unable to eat for almost six full days, I realized when I did eat again that all raw vegetables are out because my system can't handle them.
Now I'm almost 100% carnivore, but will have to totally eliminate dairy except ghee (DEEP SIGH). As my closest friend has said about herself and me (we both experience GI distress), "About all that's left for us is water and air, and the quality of those in this age is highly suspect!"

[MrAmbrosse]

I drink milk, I've never had any problems at all. No stomach discomfort, in fact it helps my stomach and makes me feel a lot better after drinking some milk.
I'm from the UK and we get our milk from our local farm, it is gently pasteurised.

[tomfish]

My back and leg pain that I struggled with for 25 years disappeared two days after I stopped drinking milk. Unbelievable but true.