Letter: An udder kind of milk

From Justine Butler

While I understand Ryan Pandya’s ethical and environmental concerns about the dairy industry, I feel that he may do better producing cultured milk that mimics human rather than cow’s milk (28 June, p 28).

Cow’s milk contains considerably more casein than human milk, a protein that can be difficult to digest – it is used as the base of some glues.

Casein has been linked to a range of complaints, and infant milks are already formulated to contain more whey than casein.

I must say though, drinking breast milk from any species as an adult is a little bizarre if you think about it.
Bristol, UK