Creating Awareness around Raw Milk for Children
The Denver Post
Unpasteurized milk has been said to be a healthy, natural alternative to an American diet of over-processed and sterilized food. However, there are many dangers for children.
Parents should be aware that if a child consumes raw milk, they run the risk of being infected with E. coli. Children can also develop hemolytic uremic syndrome, which causes blood vessels to break up, become meshed with blood platelets and then damage filters in the kidneys.
Children's Doug Ford, MD, pediatric nephrologist, sees about 10 cases of the syndrome each summer and about 100 E. coli infections. Many are linked to undercooked beef at barbecues or unpasteurized milk or juice.
"You can clearly point to a direct link between ingesting raw milk and developing infections," said Dr. Ford.
Read more about the dangers of drinking unpasteurized milk.
