Milk. White Poison or Healthy Drink?

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Over the last decade milk has become a bit controversial. Some people say it’s a necessary and nutritious food, vital for healthy bones, but others say it can cause cancer and lead to an early death.

So who is right? And why are we drinking it anyway?

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[clinicity_taur]

Also, statistically, banning milk will greatly reduce the amount of fathers that go missing every year buying it.

[bisvizstudio]

I can't imagine one day when Kurzgesagt team replaced the narrator. His voice is so important on Kurzgesagt's videos.

[mikong]

You have no idea how relieved I am to learn that milk in fact does NOT cause cancer

[ViosgamingRBbro]

“Nobody: DAD, MILK IS BAD! PLS DON’T GO!”

Father:

[corvidconsumer]

On this episode of: No, not everything causes cancer

[monckey]

I love how all these videos are like “is thing good or bad? ....well, it’s complicated”

[sparky]

As a chronic cereal addict, milk is by far the biggest part of my diet and my entire gut bacteria biome probably revolves around it lmao so i hope it's healthy.

[bomboclaat]

a lovely cold glass of milk is beautiful.

[jannesvanquaillie]

What Did you learn from Kurzgesagt?

Me: As any topic it's complicated

[mihirpushpbisht]

Some studies have found that being alive puts you at a grave risk of dying...

[chrysaor]

I used to have a severe milk allergy when I was younger. Luckily I have long since out grown it and enjoy milk and milk products without any adverse effects :D

[jasoneffiwatt]

As a male that likes milk, I skipped a heartbeat when prostrate cancer was mentioned

[WahooMc]

Id like to see a video analysis of eggs, that'd be real neat

[KingNBubby]

Me: Gets pimple

Me: Stares at milk
*You did this*

[boone]

Most importantly, know your body. My wife switched to almond milk because of lactose intolerance. Over time, she ended up very tired. She had a medical test that indicated that she was low on protein. Almond milk has 1g of protein per serving while milk has 8g per serving. She chose to go back to Lactose free milk and has a lot more energy. There are other options. Find what works best for you.

[Kristy.G.]

I love how these videos present many sides to every issue. Thank you.

[philiphanhurst]

Kurzgesagt: "This thing isn't actually as bad for you as people say."
Me: "Oh, guess I can enjoy it then-"
Kurzgesagt: "NOW LET'S GET INTO THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT!"

Edit: can y’all stop arguing about soy milk or whatever? My notifications keep going off.

[frankb.]

Kurzgesagt: “Milk is complicated.”
Also Kurzgesagt: “LET’S BUILD A DYSON SPHERE!”

[pranjalkandhari]

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