PEDIATRICS Vol. 75 No. 1 January 1985, pp. 182-186
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Is Bovine Milk a Health Hazard?

Frank A. Oski MD1

1 From the Department of Pediatrics, State University of New York, Upstate Medial Center, Syracuse

Whole bovine milk should not be fed to infants during the first year of life because of its association with occult gastrointestinal bleeding, iron deficiency anemia, and cow's milk allergy. The consumption of whole milk after the first year of life should be discouraged because of its potential role in a variety of disorders including atherosclerosis, recurrent abdominal pain of childhood, cataracts, milk-borne infections, and juvenile delinquency.

Key Words: bovine milk • cow's milk • iron deficiency • allergy • gastrointestinal bleeding