Category Archives: Milk

More Evidence That Sugar Is Detrimental To The Health

Posted on November 7, 2016 by Robert Barrington

It is becoming increasingly evident that sugar (sucrose) is detrimental to the health. Animal models and cell culture have shown that it is likely the fructose moiety of sugar that is detrimental. In this regard, fructose is able to detrimentally … Continue reading →

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Milk: Not Just For Cows

Posted on October 22, 2016 by Robert Barrington
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Soft Drink Consumption Makes You Fat: More Evidence

Posted on October 10, 2016 by Robert Barrington

Epidemiology is the study of disease in populations. In this regard, epidemiology deals with associations. Associations are connections between two variables that may not necessarily be cause and effect. For example, fire engines are found at the scenes of accidents, … Continue reading →

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More Health Benefits for Dairy: Glutathione

Posted on September 23, 2016 by Robert Barrington

Glutathione is an important cellular antioxidant in animals. In humans, glutathione concentrations are associated with mortality, and evidence suggests that cellular levels of glutathione are pivotal to good health. Glutathione does not work as an antioxidant in isolation, but forms … Continue reading →

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Foods Associated With Fractures

Posted on August 27, 2016 by Robert Barrington
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Dairy: More Evidence of Anti-Obesity Effects

Posted on August 5, 2016 by Robert Barrington

Saturated fat and cholesterol have been falsely blamed as causative agents in the aetiology of cardiovascular disease. The cholesterol and saturated fat theory of cardiovascular disease became popular in the 1950’s and since then the concept been propagandised in order … Continue reading →

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Lactose Intolerance In Families

Posted on July 11, 2016 by Robert Barrington

Lactose intolerance is a condition that described the inability of the individual to fully digest the lactose sugar from milk. It is described medically as the inability to experience a substantial blood sugar rise following lactose consumption. This digestion normally … Continue reading →

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The Effects of Milk on Cholesterol Levels: More on the Masai

Posted on July 8, 2016 by Robert Barrington

It is claimed that cholesterol in the diet is a causative agent of rises in cholesterol in the plasma. This hypothesis, sometimes called the lipid theory of cardiovascular disease also claims that the cholesterol in the plasma is the cause … Continue reading →

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More On lactose Intolerance

Posted on July 5, 2016 by Robert Barrington

Lactose intolerance is a an inability to produce enough lactase, which is required to fully digest the lactose in milk. Lactose intolerance is experienced by a large proportion of the World’s population. Only the mainly white populations of the North … Continue reading →

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The Conjugated Linoleic Acid (CLA) Content of Milk

Posted on June 3, 2016 by Robert Barrington

Epidemiological data shows that an inverse association between dairy consumption and body weight exists. In addition, both animals studies and human clinical trials show that dairy foods have particular weight loss effects in animals and humans, respectively. The exact reason … Continue reading →

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