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Raw milk, touted by RFK Jr. and costing up to $21 a gallon, is under fire because of bird flu. What science says about the benefits and risks

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4.4% of U.S. adults reported consuming raw milk at least once in the past year .

RFK Jr. has said raw milk is the only kind of milk he drinks.

Raw milk refers to the milk of an animal that has not been pasteurized.

There are no benefits, according to the FDA , which says pasteurization does not reduce the nutritional value.

Raw Milk Institute CEO Mark McAfee says bioactives are destroyed in pasteurization.

But the CDC is firm in its stance: “Pasteurized milk offers the same nutritional benefits without the risks of raw milk consumption” McAfee believes the controversy has been stirred up by the powerful American (pasteurized) dairy industry.

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