Most people accept that organic food is better for health than nonorganic food. At the very least it is not thought that organic food is worse for health. Milk though is a different matter entirely. Dramatic new research is emerging clearly showing that organic milk is significantly worse for health than regular pasteurized milk. The evidence for this is revealed for the first time in a new book 'Organic Milk Myth'.

Many people will understandably be shocked by this news. The price of organic milk can be nearly double that of its nonorganic equivalent. Individuals and families are prepared to pay extra for organic milk if it is better for you (or at least not as bad as regular milk). But it has become clear that this is not the case.

How, you may ask, is it possible that organic milk sold widely in stores everywhere can actually be worse for health than regular pasteurized milk? Some may think that organic milk is probably not much better than regular milk. But to think that organic milk is actually much worse for health than regular milk is quite a different thing.

More and more studies are showing this to be the case. Much of this same research is also revealing that UHT milk (often referred to as 'Long Life milk') is even worse for your health than organic milk. If you consume organic milk there is a good chance that it is UHT because around 80% of all organic milk sales in the world is organic UHT milk!

In some countries, such as Spain, Belgium, and France over 95% of all milk sales are UHT. In other countries, sales of UHT are growing fast, ranging from 15% to 95%. The milk industry likes this because the longer shelf life of UHT makes the supply chain from cow to consumer more economical. This also has government support - there is a worldwide trend to switch up to 90% of all milk over to UHT by 2020 in the belief that this is better for the environment (less refrigeration means lower global warming emissions).

According to a study by Prof. Rusty Bishop, University of Wisconsin, even in countries such as the USA and Canada, where UHT sales are less than half of all milk sales, "over 80% of organic milk is sold as organic UHT milk."

All kinds of UHT milk (whether organic or nonorganic) are worse for health than non-UHT milk for a variety of reasons. For example, it is a fact that UHT is much higher in damaged whey proteins compared to non-UHT milk. Damaged whey proteins are a major cause of brain diseases such as Parkinson's, Huntington's, and Alzheimer's disease. There is plenty of research to support this view.

For example, in a study published by the American Journal of Epidemiology in January 2007, shows a strong link between milk consumption and Parkinson's Disease. Over 130,000 people were analysed and it was found that the people who consumed the most milk had a frightening 70 percent higher risk of getting the disease.

But why is organic milk worse than regular milk? Isn't organic milk meant to have less pesticide residues and no antibiotics? Isn't organic milk meant to be better for the environment and kinder to cows? When the evidence is examined, an astonishing picture emerges. Organic milk has no less pesticides and antibiotics than regular milk. Furthermore, the vast majority of organic cows (in the world generally) are treated no better than nonorganic cows. They are kept in confined spaces in cow sheds most of their lives, and the belief that organic cows are allowed out to pasture most of the time is very much a myth.

When it comes to the environment, the latest research is clearly showing that organic milk is significantly worse for the environment in terms of energy consumption and global warming emissions. This is so because the supply chain for organic milk requires greater energy expenditure (pint for pint) in terms of transportation, warehousing and distribution. Organic milk, which is mostly produced by smaller farms, simply cannot match the economies of scale that apply to regular pasteurized milk.

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To find out why organic milk and UHT milk are so unhealthy (compared to regular milk) see Organic Milk Myth. Other resources can be found at www.about-milk.info.