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Summary Children who drink raw milk are less likely to develop asthma and allergies.
Although the study isn’t ironclad proof that the effects can be chalked up to raw milk itself, researchers believe certain milk proteins that are destroyed by heat could be helpful to childrens developing immune systems.They warn, however, that parents shouldnt start giving their kids raw milk. ‘The consumption of raw milk is a double-edged sword,” Georg Loss, a researcher with the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute in Basel who worked on the study, said.Raw milk proponents claim the drink has several health benefits -- among them reducing asthma symptoms -- that arent found in the pasteurized milk sold in most grocery stores. But there is little evidence for their claims, according to U.S. government researchers who say consumption of unpasteurized milk, cheese and yogurt can be dangerous.
