xx, 455 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm
text txt rdacontent
unmediated n rdamedia
volume nc rdacarrier
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 409-441) and index.
Contents
pt. I. Milk yesterday -- Milk and civilization -- Bovine friends in early America -- Bad milk : The distillery diaries -- Microbes vs. milieu : What really causes disease? -- The milk problem, circa 1900 : Certify or pasteurize? -- Good medicine : The history of the milk cure -- Enzymes : Essential to organic life -- Milk in the last traditional cultures -- pt. II. Food, health and trust -- Betrayal -- Cholesterol, animal fats and heart disease : A modern myth? -- pt. III. Milk today -- Industrial agriculture and dairy farming in the 21st century -- Modern milk : Disasters, mishaps and disturbing reports -- Lactose intolerance and modern milk -- Milk homogenization and heart disease -- The safety of raw versus pasteurized milk -- Grassfed, raw and fermented milk is best -- Raw milk today : Green pastures, contented cows and contentious issues.
