Mercola.com
May 15, 2007

Joe Mercola commented on the recent announcement that an organic milk surplus is expected this year, and questioned whether organic milk is any healthier for consumers than conventional milk.

Expect an even greater surge of organic milk coming to American grocery stores soon which could create a huge surplus to the tune of more than 25 million gallons, according to dairy analysts. In fact, prognosticators expect the annual growth rate for organic milk will double in America to at least 40 percent in 2007.

Considering some industry experts estimate the demand for organic milk is growing annually by 25 percent, dairy producers like Dean Foods and Organic Valley have welcomed the news and the competition, as they divert some of that excess milk to other product lines, namely powdered milk, ice cream, yogurt and cheeses. By the way, don't expect prices for organic milk to fall either, as the dairy industry expects the glut to be short-term.

That said, the numbers merely serve to divert the attention of most folks away from the most important question: Is organic milk any better than pasteurized milk for your health? Even conventional medicine agrees there's no inherent advantage to consuming organic milk, except for the companies that profit from it.

All of this competition obscures the simple fact that, no matter how many chemicals dairy producers remove, pasteurized milk -- organic or not -- does your health no good at all. The pasteurization process alone destroys some of milk's natural micronutrient and vitamin content, encourages the growth of harmful bacteria and makes the major part of calcium insoluable, leading to rickets and bad teeth.