There's nothing inherently wrong with them, it's just that most Americans get far too many of their daily calories from simple carbohydrates like sugar and highly processed grains.
Simple carbs are a lot less harmful than people make them out to be, when integrated into a simple diet of fresh fruits, veg and small portions of meat. It's fashionable to bash carbs, but the Italians and the French have been doing them just fine for centuries because they eat smaller portions and fresh food, not crap out of a box or cans. What niether country does is milk as a beverage, that's only in the USA and only as a marketing tool from the Other than nearly extinct nomadic people living in the most remote regions on the planet, no other culture uses animal's milk more than the USA. In fact sugar—in the form of lactose—contributes about 55 percent of skim milk's calories, giving it ounce for ounce the same calorie load as soda. And yes, we know that milk contains more nutrients than soda. Definitely more crap to avoid.
Both Italy and France
consume more milk per capita than the US. Vending machines that dispense raw milk are becoming quite popular all over Europe.
Not sure where you get "ounce for ounce the same calorie load as soda". There are 3.25g of sugar per ounce of cola vs 1.5g for milk. Not only that, all the calories in cola come from sugar, vs milk which has a much superior balance of all macronutrients. So those two things just don't compare all that well.
Milk is the second most common food allergy after peanuts, affecting an estimated 1.3 million children. and this can be a life-threatening allergy.
If someone is allergic to milk, they shouldn't drink it which is the same for all food allergies. The other 99% of children who don't have milk allergies have no such concerns, and the vast majority of those who are allergic outgrow it by age 3. If avoidance of food allergens by non-allergic people were a concern, then one would have to assume the same would be true of other common food allergens like eggs, which you say you consume lots and lots of.
Dairy (from cows) is a major cause of acid reflux in adults and also accounts for the reason some infants are burping up and vomiting all the time.
Dairy is not particular. All foods with high or moderate fat content cause acid production. Skim milk does not cause acid reflux and can actually relieve symptoms. The AAP doesn't recommend cow's milk for infants.
Milk and other dairy products are the biggest source of saturated fat, and there are links between dairy consumption and both Type 1 diabetes and prostate cancer.
Not sure what you mean by "biggest source of saturated fat". 1 egg has as much saturated fat as one cup of 1% milk. The idea that saturated fat should be eliminated from one's diet is not a very good one. Environmental factors for type 1 diabetes are not well understood, but I know of no studies that link milk consumption. According to the American Cancer society, links between milk and prostate cancer are pretty dubious.
http://www.cancer.org/cancer/prostatecancer/detailedguide/prostate-cancer-risk-factors
We don't need milk or large amounts of calcium, for bone integrity. The rate of fractures is highest in milk-drinking countries. The key to bone strength is exercise and vitamin D.... go figure.
Milk... it's just not that good for you. And since humans are much less active now than ever, we just need to eat less of the boxed and bagged crap and more of the fresh stuff or everyone's going to keep getting fatter and fatter!
We can do without all sorts of things in our diet. That doesn't mean we should eliminate them. As I pointed out, most of the evidence against milk is pretty suspect and has been greatly overstated by those who have agendas other than public health. Milk fits perfectly within the federal Food and Nutrition Board recommendations for macronutrients, which means it actually is pretty good for you. What people actually need to do in order to stay more healthy is to pay attention to those recommendations and learn how to read food labels.
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