[lollypop]

According to researchers, all cow's milk contains somatic cells, even though all producers do their best to keep levels to a minimum. So what are they? Unfortunately, 'somatic cells' is another name for pus.

http://www.msn.co.uk/health/milk/default.asp?MSPSA=1

Probably not the best thing to read in the morning, certianly enough to put you off milk for a bit!

[Optosypoeds]

/keeps drinking milk...

[Fiesialenp]

I thought a somatic cell was just any cell that forms the body of an organism.

[18holesin]

Bah, that just makes it all the more manly!

[Squeernemergo]

Still tastes good though[thumbup]

[wJswn5l3]

Somatic cell

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A somatic cell is generally taken to mean any cell forming the body of an organism: the word "somatic" is derived from the Greek word sōma, meaning "body".


Don't see anything about pus there. OK so it's only wikipedia, but I think I'll take that over MSN any day.

[Snitiendumurn]

Pfft, they can leave it in for all I care. The best milk is always straight from the cow, chilled and into my mouth. Nothing like it.

[BeksTeene]

Mmmm.... milk, had some at lunch today.

[lollypop]

I think some people are mis reading the article, I doubt they state somatic cells in the literal translations for pus cells, but that milk contains other cells (somatic cells as opposed to gametes) which are from the pus of a cow? Well, that was my understanding of it.

The article is worth reading in full for those that havent taken a gander.

[Irrampbroow]

More worryingly, milk has been linked to various types of cancer. Every product on this world is being linked to cancer nowadays.
/continues drinking milk

[lollypop]

Every product on this world is being linked to cancer nowadays.
/continues drinking milk

Not hard to see why considering the amount of chemicals that go into products these days?

[Konservir]

I thought a somatic cell was just any cell that forms the body of an organism.

my mistake

[PerfectCreditForYou]

odd that you focus on the part that is not scary


the hormone part is more worrying

[ftpsoft]

According to researchers, all cow's milk contains somatic cells, even though all producers do their best to keep levels to a minimum. So what are they? Unfortunately, 'somatic cells' is another name for pus.

Any self-respecting animal-living vegetarian/vegan already knew that.

[rxnixoncom]

Odd that you would be concerned with drinking the pus of an animal you would happily gnaw into the flesh of.

Eat chicken? Chances are you've probably eaten a cyst. Especially with the quality of chicken at "local" chicken shops.

[Tam04xa]

If you took notice of every scare story there'd been about food you'd never eat or drink anything! [rolleyes]

[OpVJokl8]

DsK you have just opened Pandora's Box. I can't believe we're allowing another "milk" thread. [thumbdown] *remembers last one*

[Seerseraxlils]

sorry but what is pus?

wikipedia just states it is in milk but not really what is meant by it

[Tam04xa]

sorry but what is pus?

wikipedia just states it is in milk but not really what is meant by it

Definition

pus Show phonetics
noun [u]
thick yellowish liquid that forms in and comes from an infected cut or injury in the body:
a pus-filled wound http://dictionary.cambridge.org/defi...4385&dict=CALD

[standaman]

do you drink alcohol? because thats oh so much better than the evil milk

*continues drinking milk*