[ajaxaddicted]

Not OP, the reasons for eliminating diary are so many - cholesterol, hormones( most notably estrogen), IGF1 which is cancer promoting, antibiotics, casein morphine( which makes milk products addicting), the dairy industry is extremely cruel and the huge environmental impact due to all the resources needed to bring up a cow

[amluto]

I find this list highly amusing. You’ve listed quite a few barely-supported-by-evidence reasons, but you’ve missed the two big reasons that are big deals to a lot of people: lactose intolerance and allergy.

Most adults worldwide are lactose intolerant, although symptoms and the amount of lactose needed to trigger symptoms vary. And allergies to milk aren’t particularly rare.

In Scandinavia, most cafes seem to offer lactose-free milk, which is a great option for lactose-intolerant people. It’s also amusing, since Scandinavia has the lowest incidence of lactose intolerance anywhere. For milk allergies, oat milk is obviously a better choice.

FWIW, I think that foods like ice cream should always use lactose-free or at least lactose-reduced milk. It’s nutritionally identical but sweeter, so ice cream and such can be made with less sugar.

[ajaxaddicted]

Some sources to back up my claims

the industry and how cruel it is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UcN7SGGoCNI

hormones in dairy https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4524299/

casomorphine https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S095528631...

igf1 and cancer https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/15562834/

and saturated fat https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/20071648/

the Environmental impact https://academic.oup.com/jas/article/87/6/2160/4731307

[Dimtree]

I think you're missing the most common reason. Up to 65% of the global population is lactose intolerant to a degree.

https://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition/lactose-intolerance

[lawlorino]

As a counterpoint that's not uniformly distributed globally, the incidence is much lower in Northern Europe including UK where OP is from.

[n4r9]

That might be the most common reason globally, but not necessarily in the UK where only 5% are intolerant. Many of those can tolerate small amounts such as you'd put in tea/coffee.

[dragonwriter]

Lactose-free dairy products are readily available.

[specialist]

Ditto. Plus I like variety.

Right now, I'm digging coffee w/ coconut cream & turmeric.

Yerba mate w/ soy milk somehow works great.

I was hooked on London Fog's for a while, earl grey tea w/ foamed milk.

Etc.