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Going Off Cow's Milk?
Why not all of us are lapping it up
Emily Thomas asks whether we’re on a slow but steady path to abandoning our pervasive, long-standing, and arguably slightly peculiar habit of drinking milk from cows.
In many European countries and the US, alternative plant-based milks are growing in popularity, and cow's milk sales are declining. Is this just a blip in our millenia-old love affair with dairy, or a steady drip towards a cow's milk-free future?
Three guests debate the potential effects on global poverty, the environment and our health.
(Photo: Brown cow. Credit: Getty Images)
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