1) Operation Flood in the 1970s aimed to increase milk production in India and offer fair prices to consumers, making India the largest milk producer. 2) The program encouraged cross-breeding of indigenous Indian cows with European breeds, increasing milk yields but reducing the indigenous cow population. 3) A mutation in European cows thousands of years ago led to the formation of the A1 beta-casein protein variant in milk, rather than the A2 variant found in most other mammals including indigenous Indian cows. 4) The A1 protein variant may release BCM7 during digestion, which has been associated with health issues like heart disease, diabetes, and mental disorders. A2 milk is believed to be more protective.

1. WHY MILK IS CALLED
WHITE POISON
Pooja R Singhania PhD , RD, CDE
Senior Nutrition Consultant at eKincare. India’s first Digital Health Assisstant

2. Operation Flood
started by National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) in 1970s
 increase milk production,
 boost rural production and
 offer fair prices to consumers
India became the largest producer of Milk and Milk Products
Operation flood is called White Revolution of India
Pooja Singhania, PhD, RD, CDE

3.  Cross-breeding of Desi Indian cows with European
ones and also import of foreign hybrid breeds
 Facilitated higher milk production and cheaper
prices
 Soon, proportion of crossbred cows increased while
that of indigenous cows declined
Pooja Singhania, PhD, RD, CDE

4. Invasion by A1casein
 A2 is the name of a milk protein that was in all dairy herds
 A natural mutation in European herd thousands of years ago led to
formation of A1 proteins
 Milk from goats, sheep, camels, buffalo, yaks, donkeys is either
mostly or completely A2
 Some cow breeds such as Jersey and Guernsey cows have
traditionally produced A2 milk (although today they have to be
tested and certified to be sure)
 Milk from black and white cows such as Holsteins usually produce
mostly the A1 protein variant
Pooja Singhania, PhD, RD, CDE

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6. BCM 7
BCM 7 – peptide released during digestion of proteins in
A1 milk and not A2
 passes on from mother to babies during lactation
leading to delayed psycho-motor (brain-to-muscle)
development
 is associated as a risk factor for type-1 diabetes and
coronary heart disease
 mental disorders like autism and schizophrenia because
it may enter your brain through blood
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7. Health effects
 A1 beta casein may be
associated with serious
health conditions such as
 heart disease
 diabetes type 1
 Autism
 Irritable bowel syndrome
 Parkinsons and
Schizophrenia
 A2 is found to be
protective against
 Allergies (such as gut,
skin rashes, hayfever,
cough)
 Contains more Omega
3 fatty acids
 Contains vitamin D
A1 beta casein A2 beta casein
Pooja Singhania, PhD, RD, CDE

8.  The desi Indian cow is a very unique species and needs to be
conserved.
 You can recognize them because of the hump on their back and long
horns
 Studies have shown that the rays of sun enter the body of the cow
through the hump which makes their milk, dung and urine medicinal.
 More and more people are going back to the milk procured from
native breeds like
 Sahiwal from Punjab,
 Gir from Gujarat, and
 Tharparkar from Rajasthan
 Vechur from Kerala
Pooja Singhania, PhD, RD, CDE

9. Desi Cows
Videshi Cows
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10. A2 milk and milk products in the West
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11.  More and more cases of milk intolerance
 Intolerance can be to the proteins in milk and not
really lactose
 We are toxi-fying the next generation with A1 milk
Pooja Singhania, PhD, RD, CDE