As a whole, we consume unbelievable amounts of diary products including milk, cheese, cottage cheese, yogurt, and others. You may find this a surprising fact; humans do not require nutrition that comes from processed cow's milk. There are many plant-based sources for nutrients such as calcium that are healthier and lower in fat, producing benefits of living a dairy free lifestyle. Dairy products contain such high amounts of fat that they can almost be considered as unhealthy. If you were to take cow's milk directly from the udder, it would contain about 55% fat. Don't be fooled by the product packaging, 2% milk actually contains 35% fat per serving. Additionally, dairy products such as cheese can contain up to 77% fat content. Not surprisingly, butter is nearly 100% fat. When you consider how unhealthy these high levels of fat content are for human consumption