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The Hazards of a Health Fetish

Morris E. Potter, DVM; Arnold F. Kaufmann, DVM; Paul A. Blake, MD; Roger A. Feldman, MD

JAMA. 1984;252(15):2048-2052.

Abstract
Meaningful differences in nutritional value between pasteurized and unpasteurized milk have not been demonstrated, and other purported benefits of raw milk consumption have not been substantiated. Conversely, the role of unpasteurized dairy products in the transmission of infectious diseases has been established repeatedly. To effectively counsel patients attracted by the health claims made for raw milk, practicing physicians must understand both the rationale used by proponents of raw milk and the magnitude of the risk involved in drinking raw milk.

(JAMA 1984;252:2050-2054)

Author Affiliations
From the Division of Bacterial Diseases, Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta.

Footnotes
Reprint requests to Division of Bacterial Diseases, Center for Infectious Diseases, 1600 Clifton Rd NE, Atlanta, GA 30333 (Dr Potter).

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