Science and Raw Milk

First blog of 2019!

Awesome to Serve on RAWMI Board and SRA Dose-Response Specialty Group Wondering what was up that I had not posted a single blog last month? Good news about stimulating work and pro-bono service!

Pasteurized milk is riskier than raw milk? Why?

Microbial ecology is the answer! Hanna Castro and colleagues demonstrated (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28850852) that depleting the milk microbiota by pasteurizing causes low levels of Listeria monocytogenes to grow FASTER at both temperatures tested than in raw milk with its microbiota intact.

Yet another scientific study demonstrating benefits of raw milk, suppressing growth of pathogens.

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Still hungry to learn more about raw milk benefits? Check out some recent evidence for colonization resistance, protection against pathogens by natural bacteria (commensals) of healthy microbiota.

You'll find more than 500 hits for 'colonization resistance" on PubMed, including this awesome paper from Eric Pamer's lab describing at least 6 mechanisms for protection, 3 direct and 3 indirect.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6026851/

Microbes are amazing partners in health.

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