Influencers are encouraging their followers to drink unpasteurized milk but experts say it's inviting bacterial infections — or worse.
legalizing the sale of raw milk in the state. HB467 also passed in the state Senate, and if Republican Gov. Jeff Landry signs it into law as expected, Louisiana will join theof other states, where unpasteurized milk can be bought and sold legally — provided the label warns that it’s “not for human consumption” and potentially contains “harmful bacteria.” But, asshe drinks raw cream in her coffee every morning.
While drinking unpasteurized milk isn’t illegal, it does go against the official guidance of federal agencies like the CDC and FDA, as well as mainstream medical expertise, “as we saw with extreme-right and conservative resistance to vaccination during the Covid-19 pandemic,” Fitzgerald tells. “It provides individuals with a sense of agency, freedom, and control: one of the reasons why the topic taps into broad support among individuals who may not otherwise support far/extreme-right causes.
In reality, both Gounder and Le confirm that heating milk to pasteurize it doesn’t change its nutritional value. “There are no known scientifically valid benefits to drinking raw milk,” Le says. Most of the claims made about the supposed advantages of consuming unpasteurized milk come from.
But that’s not all: E. coli infections may also cause hemolytic uremic syndrome , which, according to Gounder, is characterized by damage to blood vessels, blood clots, and kidney failure, accompanied by a drop in both red cells and platelets. Raw milk may also contain meningitis-causing Listeria bacteria, which may cause symptoms including headache, stiff neck, confusion, and seizures. “Infection during pregnancy can be highly morbid and fatal for a fetus or newborn,” Gounder adds.
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