Controversy over PETA billboard linking milk, autism
October 2nd, 2008
From ABC News:
A new billboard by the animal rights group PETA (left) claims a link between cow’s milk and autism, but autism advocates and medical experts questioned the truthfulness and appropriateness of the organization’s message.
The billboard in Newark carries the statement “Studies have shown a link between cow’s milk and autism.”
Dr. Leslie Rubin, director of the autism program at Children’s Health Care of Atlanta, said “there are no studies proving any link between milk and the onset of disease.”
Said Doreen Granpeesheh, executive director of Center for Autism and Related Disorders, “This advertisement gives the impression that drinking milk causes autism, and that is not the case.”
Bruce Friedrich, vice president for PETA, defended the billboard, saying it is intended to inform parents of children with autism that “they very well may see an improvement in their child’s symptoms if they remove dairy.”
(Earlier post here.)
Photo from PETA website.
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My son’s symptoms of autism and ADHD subsided after dairy was removed from his diet. He also had several ear infections which were due to his dairy allergy.
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