misc: In which I receive some small amount of dairy vindication

I have always enjoyed dairy products ... particularly cheese, yogurt and ice cream -- in moderation and, mostly, only on occasion. But drinking milk? It makes me phlegmy. It does nothing for my thirst. It tastes OK, but I'd really rather have a nice, cold glass of water than milk.

For decades, the American dairy industry has tried to make me feel un-American, or like I've been seriously endangering my health, like my limbs would eventually all snap like dry twigs because I've avoided a constant flow of cow juice into my stomach. Defiantly, I've stuck to my guns. Consume dairy for enjoyment, not for health! has been my credo, only never spoken -- I don't really want to be dragged off because of my strange obsessions.

Apparently I win. Study: Dairy Not Best Source of Calcium. 'Nuff said.