It looks like the dairy industry won this battle. So feel good about including dairy in your efforts to maintain a healthy weight.
A U.S. District Court judge in Virginia has dismissed the two lawsuits brought last year by the animal rights group Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) that challenged the healthy weight with dairy marketing program. The suits had been filed against the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA), Dairy Management Inc.TM, National Dairy Council® (NDC) and several individual companies.
Earlier this year in a separate case, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia dismissed PCRM’s lawsuit requesting lactose intolerance warning labels on milk. PCRM is an anti-meat, anti-dairy group whose campaigns and views are closely aligned with the animal rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA).
“This ruling is another sound defeat for PCRM, a group whose views on nutrition have been repeatedly denounced by reputable science and health organizations,” said IDFA Vice President of Communications Susan Ruland.
“The dairy/weight loss connection is grounded in sound science and has proven to be another compelling reason for the public to consume the recommended three servings of dairy a day,” said Greg Miller, Ph.D., executive vice president of science and innovation, NDC. “The industry will continue to leverage this message as part of our comprehensive nutrition education and marketing programs.”
3 Comments on “Lawsuits Dismissed Against Dairy Groups”
This is ridiculous. Everyone knows that dairy is fattening. Just because it is also a source of protein (which assists in weight loss, it is hardly a reason to run a campaign telling people to eat dairy to lose weight. You’re going to get a bunch of people sitting on the couch eating quesadillas and ice cream waiting for the fat to come off. Diet and exercise are key to losing weight. I think that PCRM is right for taking a jab at the dairy industry. It’s sickening how these cows are treated and injected with hormones and impregnated over and over. It’s disgusting to take their babies away and slaughter them. It’s horrible to confine any living thing to live in it’s own fecal matter with little protection from the weather elements. So go ahead dairy farmers and council – pat yourselves on the back and go back to making these utterly (no pun intended) defenseless animals suffer as much as possible so that you can make a profit off of them. I’m sure this is EXACTLY how God wants you to treat His animals.
This is ridiculous. Everyone knows that dairy is fattening. Just because it is also a source of protein (which assists in weight loss, it is hardly a reason to run a campaign telling people to eat dairy to lose weight. You’re going to get a bunch of people sitting on the couch eating quesadillas and ice cream waiting for the fat to come off. Diet and exercise are key to losing weight. I think that PCRM is right for taking a jab at the dairy industry. It’s sickening how these cows are treated and injected with hormones and impregnated over and over. It’s disgusting to take their babies away and slaughter them. It’s horrible to confine any living thing to live in it’s own fecal matter with little protection from the weather elements. So go ahead dairy farmers and council – pat yourselves on the back and go back to making these utterly (no pun intended) defenseless animals suffer as much as possible so that you can make a profit off of them. I’m sure this is EXACTLY how God wants you to treat His animals.
This is ridiculous. Everyone knows that dairy is fattening. Just because it is also a source of protein (which assists in weight loss, it is hardly a reason to run a campaign telling people to eat dairy to lose weight. You’re going to get a bunch of people sitting on the couch eating quesadillas and ice cream waiting for the fat to come off. Diet and exercise are key to losing weight. I think that PCRM is right for taking a jab at the dairy industry. It’s sickening how these cows are treated and injected with hormones and impregnated over and over. It’s disgusting to take their babies away and slaughter them. It’s horrible to confine any living thing to live in it’s own fecal matter with little protection from the weather elements. So go ahead dairy farmers and council – pat yourselves on the back and go back to making these utterly (no pun intended) defenseless animals suffer as much as possible so that you can make a profit off of them. I’m sure this is EXACTLY how God wants you to treat His animals.