Re:Why don’t we drink other animals’ milk?
by Zimahl on Wednesday July 25, 2012 @08:28PM
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He says camel's milk contains insulin and can improve quality of life for diabetics (seems legit) ...
Not legit. Insulin can't be ingested, it doesn't survive the stomach. So while it may contain a ton of insulin, it's broken down long before it's of any use to anyone. So either you make it yourself with a functional pancreas or you inject it.
Re:Why don’t we drink other animals’ milk?
by hardwear on Wednesday July 25, 2012 @07:30PM
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Pigs are actually similar to humans in many ways.
“What we've discovered,” says Lee, “uh, what we've concluded, you know, is basically that the machine that would fit a pig's teat is a human breast pump. It fits perfectly.”
Too bad they did not describe what pig's milk is like, or how “Anyone who farms pigs would say that pigs' milk would make an incredible cheese,” How would an ordinary farmer know, having never collected the milk?
Not legit. Insulin can't be ingested, it doesn't survive the stomach. So while it may contain a ton of insulin, it's broken down long before it's of any use to anyone. So either you make it yourself with a functional pancreas or you inject it.
“What we've discovered,” says Lee, “uh, what we've concluded, you know, is basically that the machine that would fit a pig's teat is a human breast pump. It fits perfectly.”
Too bad they did not describe what pig's milk is like, or how “Anyone who farms pigs would say that pigs' milk would make an incredible cheese,” How would an ordinary farmer know, having never collected the milk?