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Tue 09 Sep 2005Good cow, bad cowHaydn Shaughnessy wonders just how many of the effects attributed to milk are really what they seem.Milk, succour for babies and infants, and perfect for a cuppa, has no business being the centre of controversy but in the United States it certainly is. In some quarters of Ireland there are people with a keen eye on their wellbeing who go to the local health food store to seek out non-dairy alternatives, opting even for the unknown (soy milk, rice milk, oat milk) rather than drink Daisy's best.