Cows milk is one food suspected of hastening HD onset. Cow's milk is not only very low in EPA, it robs the body of EPA. EPA is the essential fat that treats HD.

The bacteria in the one of the cow's four stomachs destroys EPA. Horses have one stomach. Mare's milk fat has a whopping 38% EPA. Fermented mare's milk (koumiss) powered the exploits od Gengis Khan.

All milk contains opiates that may addict some adults. This is the 'Failure to Wean' syndrome that usually results in affected bovines being shot. For humans so affected you will noticed their defects of logic and their addictive behavior if you suggest they give up cow's milk.

The immune modulating factors in milk are disease factors. I suspect the opiates and the immune factors in animal milk could accelerate HD in a fundamental way. Why take a chance when equally delicious alternatives to cow's are just as available?--Jerry 14Jan2001
From: "Fats That Heal Fats That Kill" by Udo Erasmus

By extracting water, removing all or part of the fat from milk, and/or fermenting it, we make products whose fat content varies from less than 1% fat, such as skim milk and dry cottage cheese; to close to 50% fat, such as gourmet and cream cheeses.

The fatty acid profile of fats in dairy products is similar to that of milk. All dairy products are low in EFAs. They contain nothing to alleviate fat problems of human beings and, taken in excess, enhance these fat problems. They raise triglyceride and cholesterol levels. They increase platelet stickiness. Although they contain good protein and calcium, and may taste delicious, they leave a lot to be desired from the point of view of fats, oils, cholesterol, and human health. They are also low in the minerals magnesium, iron, and zinc.

The cholesterol in dairy products, combined with sticky fatty acids, creates a burden that must be carried by fat-dispersing w3s and w6s, which must come from another source. Although human milk contains cholesterol, it also contains the dispersing w3 and w6 EFAs that help keep cholesterol from oxidizing and damaging the walls of our arteries. Human milk is therefore better adapted for human health than the milk that the cow, and her relatives produce.