c/vegan · by inari@piefed.zip · 23dParents urged to restrict cow's milk for toddlers https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-09/cows-milk-iron-deficiency-toddler-health-nutrition/10695351822 points · 7 comments · view on lemmy.world
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moldy_rice@piefed.keyboardvagabond.com · 9 pts · 22d
It's crazy this article suggests legumes (some like garbanzo are very high in iron), but it doesn't suggest legume milk.
Fortified soy milk is usually cheaper than cow milk, and it's actually healthy.
Also, Australia has that sweet lupine, which is higher in protein than cow milk.
Flying_SquirrelOG@mastodon.social · -3 pts · 22d
@moldy_rice @inari soya is only healthy when fermented. 95% of soya grown is also gmo, sprayed heavy with herbicides/pesticides.
moldy_rice@piefed.keyboardvagabond.com · 1 pts · 22d
Those chemicals wash away during processing. It's bad because it causes harm to the farm workers.
Flying_SquirrelOG@mastodon.social · 0 pts · 22d
@moldy_rice they just dont wash away because
many pesticide products including some glyphosate based herbicide formulations contain PFAS compounds, which are genuinely permanent environmental contaminates.
moldy_rice@piefed.keyboardvagabond.com · 1 pts · 22d
I don't agree, but I hope we can both agree that Australians should just drink lupine milk.
katherine_maxwell@discuss.tchncs.de · 9 pts · 22d
Amazing, glad to see recommendations limiting dairy.
SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 22d
Most humans on this planet can't process lactose.