WHY IS COW'S MILK BAD FOR YOU? Far from being the health elixir, cow's milk is increasingly understood to cause many adverse health effects. Frequent consumption of cow's milk can promote deadly diseases, fractured bones, and acne-riddled skin. Below are a few common health impacts associated with frequently consuming cow milk. Lactose intolerance Humans are the only animals to drink milk into adulthood, and the only ones to drink milk from another species. Just as human milk is designed exclusively for human babies, cow milk was evolved to be consumed only by young cows. For this reason, many people are lactose intolerant. Many studies have found links between milk consumption and increased risks of ovarian cancer. Lactose intolerance is the inability to digest lactose, a protein found in milk, due to the absence of an enzyme in the digestive system. The Food Empowerment Project has termed this condition lactose normal given the significant proportion of ...