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I am sometimes at a lose when it comes up that I do not eat dairy, and the immediate response is, "But dairy is good for you! It builds strong bones!" I often don't have the energy to begin to dissect this chimera.

Does anyone have a suggestion for a good, basic, and non-condescending response?

Thanks!

I usually respond that I don't eat dairy because I'm not a cow.

something I used to have on my myspace because - would you drink the milk from someone else's momma?

Your intestine will always absorb sufficient calcium to meet your needs from the foods you eat. On a diet low in calcium, the efficiency of mineral absorption is increased, and the intestine takes in more calcium. On a high-calcium diet, more calcium is left in the intestine to be excreted, unused, in the feces.16 The intestine is so "smart" about calcium that it never fails to meet the body's needs. If you look over the last hundred years of scientific and nutritional literature you will find there is no evidence that dietary calcium deficiency occurs in humans, even though most people in the world don't drink milk after weaning - because of custom, lactose intolerance, or simply because milk is not generally available in their part of the world. 7,14, 17-20 This means there is no such disease as "dietary calcium deficiency" - think again if your mind drifts to osteoporosis - remember, populations with the lowest calcium intakes have the strongest bones; the least osteoporosis, worldwide.11http://www.nealhendrickson.com/mcdougall/030400pudairyproductsfalsepromises.htm

Just say its bad for me... and its really bad for the cows... ps.. the high protein content of milk and dairy actually leeches calcium from you!! so your not getting calcium from cows milk.. its taking it from you!