Five senators wrote the 1977 food guidelines that pushed Americans away from whole-fat dairy. Today fewer than 10% of infants get cow's milk, down from nearly 100% in the 1970s. The speakers explain why milk fat matters, especially a fatty acid called C15 that's abundant in grass-fed cows but scarce in corn-fed ones.
Five senators got together, they developed these nutritional guidelines for all Americans. 1977.
Their intent was not good.
Somehow it turned into taking whole fat, milk and butter away from all Americans, including children. If you looked at the 1970s, 100% of babies by the time they were 12 months old had exposure to cow's milk. Today, less than 10% have had exposure to any cow's milk.
There's problems with milk protein, but milk fat is like the most important thing.
When the cow is fed grass has twice as much C15 than cows that are fed corn. That is one reason why those foods are healthier. If mom is C15 deficient, then her milk is C15 deficient and her baby's C15 deficient. That is a big reason why the Navy funded development of a pure free fatty acid C15 absent of the pro inflammatory fats. The Navy funded all of the science to help optimize a molecule that they saw a lot of promise in to do a lot of good for dolphins and for public health.
