Spoiled: The Myth of Milk as Superfood

by Anne Mendelson

Why is cows' milk, which few nonwhite people can digest, promoted as a science-backed dietary necessity in countries where the majority of the population is lactose-intolerant? Why are gigantic new dairy farms permitted to deplete the sparse water resources of desert ecosystems? Why do thousands of U.S. dairy farmers every year give up after struggling to recoup production costs against plummeting wholesale prices?

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231188188
• ISBN13: 9780231188180
• Release Date: April 2023
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.2" x 9.1"