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Drinking raw, unpasteurized milk is healthy for people.
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INSUFFICIENT LEANING
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Is it true that drinking raw, unpasteurized milk is healthy for people?
Unclear. Multiple sources document that raw milk carries risks of foodborne illness and that claims of health benefits lack solid scientific backing, but none provides a complete assessment of whether drinking raw milk is healthy overall.
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Evidence against · 9
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Is drinking raw milk more dangerous than drinking pasteurized milk?. (2011). skeptics.stackexchange.com. https://skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/6574/is-drinking-raw-milk-more-dangerous-than-drinking-pasteurized-milk
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Outbreaks of Campylobacteriosis Caused by Drinking Raw Milk in Japan: Evidence of Relationship Between Milk and Patients by Using Whole Genome Sequencing. (n.d.). cir.nii.ac.jp. https://doi.org/10.1089/fpd.2023.0042
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Hazards of a ‘healthy’ trend? An appraisal of the risks of raw milk consumption and the potential of novel treatment technologies to serve as alternatives to pasteurization. (2018). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tifs.2018.10.007
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L, F. & Y, S. (2026). Meta-analysis of brucellosis and relative risks.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1097/md.0000000000047696
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Raw Milk Consumption: Risks and Benefits - PMC Lock. (n.d.). pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. https://doi.org/10.1097/NT.0000000000000108
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Food safety risks of raw and unpasteurised milk. (2017). hdl.handle.net. https://hdl.handle.net/10832/2022
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Idland, L., Bø-Granquist, E. G., Aspholm, M., & Lindbäck, T. (2022). The Ability of Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli to Grow in Raw Cow’s Milk Stored at Low Temperatures. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.3390/foods11213411
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Poisoning by Street Food, Group Kitchen. (2022). hal.science. https://hal.science/hal-05190532v1
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Raw Milk | Food Safety | CDC. (n.d.). cdc.gov. https://www.cdc.gov/food-safety/foods/raw-milk.html
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