30 Research Questions on Drinking Milk

 

  1. Is milk really good for our body?
  2. Which type of milk is the healthiest to drink — fat free, low fat, reduced fat or whole milk?
  3. How is cow’s milk different from milk alternatives?
  4. Why can’t some people tolerate milk?
  5. Why do some people have a cow’s milk allergy?
  6. What are the risks associated with drinking raw milk?
  7. Is milk really good for bone health?
  8. What is the link between milk and heart disease?
  9. Is drinking cow’s milk good for adults?
  10. Are there any benefits to drinking raw milk?
  11. Why is milk pasteurized?
  12. How do you test for milk allergy?
  13. What is the difference between a milk allergy and lactose intolerance?
  14. How common is milk allergy?
  15. What kind of symptoms do you get when you have milk allergy?
  16. Does drinking milk make you gain weight?
  17. Can those who are lactose-intolerant drink milk?
  18. Is drinking milk bad for the environment?
  19. Which milk is most environmentally friendly?
  20. Who is at greatest risk of getting sick from drinking raw milk?
  21. How does milk get contaminated?
  22. Does pasteurization change milk’s nutritional benefits?
  23. How many types of milk are there in the world?
  24. Which animal milk is expensive?
  25. When did humans start drinking animal milk?
  26. Is flavored milk good for you?
  27. What is flavored milk made of?
  28. Is milk good for cancer patients?
  29. Does milk actually make kids taller?
  30. Is it a good idea to combine both dairy and plant-based milk?

Comments

  1. jodiasJune 16, 2021 at 11:17 PM

    You have some fascinating questions. I especially like the questions about other types of animal milks (like goat milk and yak milk). It's interesting that when most people these days think of milk, they automatically think "cow's milk."

    One of your questions is worded in a rather biased way, I thought:
    "Which type of milk is the healthiest to drink — fat free, low fat, reduced fat or whole milk?"

    The question seems to assume that cow's milk is healthy, not just that some types are more healthy than others.

    Your question about whether milk is healthy for cancer patients is particularly interesting. In some cases things that would be extremely unhealthy for normally healthy people (like chemotherapy drugs) are life-saving for cancer patients. So, there could be some paradoxical effect regarding milk given to cancer patients. It's a unique questions to address.



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  2. ManakaJune 16, 2021 at 11:40 PM

    I found question 23 particularly interesting because I didn't know that there were different types of milk other than cow! I don't like milk very much, but I wanted to try the other kinds because maybe they taste different. One question I have is that in Japanese, milk is written as “牛乳(cow's milk)", but is milk from other animals also written as "牛乳" in Japan!?
    I also found question 29 interesting! Because when I was in elementary school, I gave most of the school lunch milk to my friends, but I am taller than the average height of Japanese women. I would like to know what is the relationship between drinking milk and growing taller.

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