It's not about oats versus dairy; they aren't the same

It's not about oats versus dairy; they aren't the same
Oat milk. (Image: Getty)
Rebecca Howard
Climate change is front of mind as Cyclone Gabrielle wreaks havoc and while there is no silver bullet, there are many tools.  Oat milk may in fact be one of them, but not instead of dairy.  Different media were abuzz recently with a study that claimed oat milk is better for the environment than dairy, but that wasn’t really the point.  First, let’s be clear. Oat milk is not “better” for people than dairy. If we look at the science, dairy outstrips alternative kinds of milk on a myriad of nutritional measur...

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