"A glass of milk strengthens a nation" has been heard for a long time, and milk is now a very frequent gift when visiting relatives and friends. I've asked a lot of people, who said that? Most of the answers are: yesJapaneseThe first to be proposed. After the Second World War, in order to change the image of a "dwarf nation", Japan learned from the West and improved its eating habits, put forward the slogan of "a glass of milk strengthens a nation", and formulated a long-term and large-scale "school milk program". Since the implementation of this plan, the average height of young people in Japan has increased by more than 10 centimeters compared to 20 years ago, which is believed to be inseparable from the spread of milk.
Is that really the case?
When I first heard this answer, I thought it made a lot of sense, but if I think about it deeply, well, it seems to be ** wrong? What's the problem?
First of all, Japan's economy was in a state of collapse after World War II, and even if he wanted to learn from Westerners and strengthen himself, he would definitely not be able to do this to the people of the whole country.
Secondly, the economy needs to recover little by little, and the country's production capacity needs to be gradually restored, not to mention a new industrial chain.
After World War II, the Japanese drank milk, but what about the milk?
I looked up some of the history of Japan in the late and post-World War II periods and found the real answer.
At the end of World War II, the United States carried out strategic bombing of Japan, which began in the early summer of 1944 and lasted for about a year until Japan surrendered in August 1945.
The United States dispatched a total of about 520,000 sorties and a total of 98 air strikes on Japanese cities. According to the U.S. Strategic Bombing Survey Report published after the war, the strategic bombing of Japan in the last nine months caused 80 civilians60,000 people, of whom 330,000 died (including the atomic bombing). In addition, these bombings destroyed a large number of houses, factories and other infrastructure, causing great economic and social damage to Japan.
After the war, the U.S. military occupied Japan and carried out a long campaign against JapanSeven years and eight monthsof the post-war rule.
At this time, Japan was dependent on imports for milk, so which country provided milk to Japan? It's the United States.
After the end of World War II, the United States provided Japan with a large amount of aid, including food, supplies, and technical support. Against this backdrop, some U.S. companies began to sell milk and other food products to Japan. Among them, Kraft Foods is one of the well-known companies that sell milk to Japan. The Oreo, Lezhi, and Fun Duoduo that we are familiar with today are all Kraft products.
Kraft Foods is an American multinational corporation that manufactures and sells dairy products, snacks, confectionery, beverages, and other food products. After World War II, Kraft Foods began exporting its products to Japan, including milk and cheese. These products have received a certain amount of popularity in the Japanese market and laid the foundation for the development of Kraft Foods in Japan.
And the slogan "A glass of milk strengthens a nation" is a sales slogan of Kraft Foods.
After World War II, it took about 20 years for Japan to restore its national economy.
As the economy recovered and developed, Japan began to gradually expand its own dairy industry. Through the introduction of advanced foreign technology, the improvement of production efficiency, and the optimization of the industrial structure, Japan's dairy industry gradually developed and expanded, and finally achieved self-sufficiency in milk. Specifically, Japan began to produce milk in large quantities in the late 60s of the 20th century, and achieved self-sufficiency in milk in the 70s. In other words, after World War II, it took Japan 25 years to become self-sufficient in milk.
Now it is clear that "a glass of milk strengthens a nation" was not proposed by the Japanese, but by American companies in order to sell milk to a people who do not drink milk! Today, this slogan is being applied by more milk companies.
Of course, milk, as an excellent source of calcium, provides sufficient calcium supplements for consumers, and is also a good choice. The only thing worth noting is that milk is also a high-fat food, and its fat content is usually higher than its protein content, so there are also tips for choosing milk.
For people with high blood sugar, high blood lipids, fatty liver, overweight and obesity, do not drink whole milk, but can drink skim milk, which can not only supplement calcium, but also reduce the risk of high fat.
For the person giving the gift, if the physical condition of the target group is not known, it may be safer to give skim milk.