President-elect Donald Trump campaigned in part on the promise to “Make America Healthy Again.”
That pledge, initiated by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.,Trump’s nominee to run the Department of Health and Human Services, attracted voters engaged in a growing national battle over our food. They claim the government is making it hard to buy food that’s safer and more nutritious while force-feeding us a diet that’s unhealthy and causing chronic diseases.
One flashpoint in the debate is unpasteurized or raw milk, which is growing in popularity, particularly among conservatives. The government and some consumer advocates say the milk can cause serious illness and should be avoided. But raw milk advocates say it has scientifically proven benefits.
“[Raw milk] strengthens the gut wall, kills pathogens,” says Sally Morell, the owner of P.A. Bowen Farmstead in Brandywine, Maryland. “And then in human studies – and these were done in Europe in the last couple of decades – we have less asthma, less respiratory disease, and less allergies. Fewer allergies in children brought up on raw milk.”
More states have been legalizing the sale of raw milk products – responding to growing consumer demand. But in Maryland, there’s still a ban on selling raw milk products for people to eat and drink. Morell sells her raw milk products with a label that says for pet consumption only, avoiding the issue of regulation. […]
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