Dr. Mark Hyman
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The next point I want to make here is that in the guidelines, the dairy was treated as universally beneficial.
It says, choose dairy, three servings a day.
And I think that's a little problematic because they should have said, if you want to eat dairy, it's okay.
Eat whole fat dairy and
but it shouldn't be a mandatory recommendation.
It kind of is in the guidelines.
And the reason is some people have problems.
75% of the world is lactose intolerant.
Some people are casein sensitive.
Some people have immune issues with it, gut issues with it.
Really important to acknowledge that this is not generally something that everybody should absolutely be eating to have a healthy life.
It's not.
It's optional after weaning.
Don't eat any dairy.
But if you want, I do whey protein.
I have yogurt sometimes.
I have cheese sometimes.
It's fine.
But just be aware, it's not something you have to have to be healthy.
And there's still some, you know, lack of guide around personalization.