Raw Milk: Secret Superfood??

Science Vs

Spotify Studios

Science, Education, Health & Fitness

4.4 • 12.5K Ratings

🗓️ 25 June 2026

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

Raw milk is having a major moment, with fans claiming it’s a gut-healing superfood that can prevent everything from asthma to allergies. But others are like HOLD ON — we pasteurize milk to make it safe! Drinking raw milk can kill you. So, who’s right? Could there be some benefits to guzzling milk straight from the teat? Or is it a terrible idea? We talk to food science Prof. John Lucey and pediatric allergist and immunologist Prof. Christine Seroogy to find out. Find us on YouTube at ScienceVsPodcast! You can also find the show on Instagram at science_vs and Wendy on TikTok at @wendyzuk. Find our transcript here: https://tinyurl.com/ScienceVsRawMilk In this episode, we cover: (00:00) Some people online claim raw milk is GREAT for you (05:36) What is pasteurization?? (07:15) Is raw milk good for your microbiome? (11:06) Can raw milk help prevent allergies and asthma? (24:31) What are the risks of drinking raw milk? This episode was produced by Blythe Terrell, with help from Ekedi Fausther-Keeys, Meryl Horn, Rose Rimler, Michelle Dang and Wendy Zukerman. We’re edited by Blythe Terrell. Wendy Zukerman is our executive producer. Fact checking by Diane Kelly. Research help from Erica Akiko Howard. Mix and sound design by Bobby Lord. Music written by Bumi Hidaka, Peter Leonard, Emma Munger and Bobby Lord. Thanks to the researchers we spoke to for this episode, including Professor Markus Ege, thanks so much for your time. Thanks to Elsevier for sharing your raw milk book. Thanks to Elsevier for sharing your raw milk book with us. Thanks to the Zukerman family, Joseph Lavelle Wilson, and Jack Weinstein. Science Vs is a Spotify Studios Original. Listen for free on Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. Follow us and tap the bell for episode notifications. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Wendy Zuckerman, and this is Science Fersers.
0:05.0	After this episode, we're taking a quick break just to work on some future episodes.
0:10.2	So if you have ideas, let us know in the comments, things you'd like us to Verses.
0:15.1	And we wanted to let you know that we now have a YouTube channel.
0:18.9	Yay!
0:20.1	It's ScienceVS podcast.
0:22.1	There's a link in the show notes.
0:23.3	You could also catch us on Instagram, TikTok.
0:26.4	But now, it's time for the episode.
0:28.8	Let's jump in.
0:33.6	I'm on an illegal mission today.
0:40.3	Legal grey area would be more accurate, but for a cold open like this,
0:45.3	we're gonna say illegal.
0:47.3	No, we're gonna say grey area.
0:49.3	There's no way that would get through fact check.
0:51.3	The point is I'm doing something naughty.
0:53.3	A couple of weeks ago, I went on a secret mission.
0:57.1	Okay. Here I go. I'm going into the store. There's plants out the front.
1:06.1	Plants inside. Organic bananas to my left.
1:10.9	I'm here to buy something that some say is dangerous. I'm here to buy something that some say is dangerous and could even kill me.
1:17.2	The chocolate milk drops. I bet there's carib somewhere around here. God only knows.
1:25.3	Oh my gosh, there's an empty. It's a completely empty fridge.
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