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Raw Milk

<p>See Pasteurized Milk</p>

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Raw milk does contain antimicrobial properties,<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference" ><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pasteurization#cite_note-17" >[18]</a></sup>&nbsp;which are destroyed with the heat of pasteurization,<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference" ><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pasteurization#cite_note-18" >[19]</a></sup>&nbsp;along with many of the vitamins within the milk itself.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference" ><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pasteurization#cite_note-19" >[20]</a></sup>&nbsp;Raw milk consumption has also been shown to positively influence the immune system's resistance to the development of&nbsp;<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asthma" title="Asthma" >asthma</a>,&nbsp;<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hay_fever" title="Hay fever" class="mw-redirect" >hay fever</a>, and&nbsp;<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atopy" title="Atopy" >atopic sensitization</a>, although the mechanism is not entirely understood.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference" ><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pasteurization#cite_note-20" >[21]</a></sup></p>