Category Archives: Milk

Animal Versus Vegetable Protein For Muscle Growth

Posted on April 2, 2016 by Robert Barrington
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Soy Versus Milk For Muscle Growth

Posted on February 23, 2016 by Robert Barrington

The essential amino acids cannot be synthesised endogenously and so dietary sources are relied upon to provide them in the correct amounts to allow the synthesis of proteins. The usefulness of a dietary protein for human needs is therefore judged … Continue reading →

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Breastfeeding: Prebiotic Action

Posted on October 22, 2015 by Robert Barrington

Evidence in the nutritional literature suggests that breastfeeding holds a number of advantages over the use of formula milk. In particular the fatty acid content of human milk is high in docosahexaenoic acid (DHA, C22:6 (n-3)) and this may optimally … Continue reading →

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Breast Milk is Superior To Formula Milk

Posted on September 13, 2015 by Robert Barrington

It is becoming increasingly common for infants to be fed using infant formulas. These formulas are developed scientifically to allow adequate nutrition to infants as they grow. However, they are commercial products and are therefore possess compromises that could be … Continue reading →

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More on Lactose Intolerance

Posted on August 28, 2015 by Robert Barrington

Lactose intolerance is a condition whereby an individual is lacking the lactase enzyme. This results in an inability to digest lactose, the main sugar in milk. The undigested lactose passes to the colon, where gut bacteria ferment the sugar. This … Continue reading →

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Eczema

Posted on August 22, 2015 by Robert Barrington

Eczema is considered an allergic reaction of the skin, and is often idiopathic in nature. Eczema is characterised by redness, pain, swelling, loss of function and heat, which are the symptoms of inflammation. If eczema is particularly bad and scratching … Continue reading →

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Type 1 Diabetes And Vitamin D

Posted on July 5, 2015 by Robert Barrington

There are two main forms of diabetes. Type 2 diabetes is thought to result from poor quality diet and too little exercise. In particular, the Western diet and Western lifestyle is thought to contribute significantly to the development of type … Continue reading →

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Lactose Intolerance: Milk Alternatives

Posted on March 24, 2015 by Robert Barrington

Although cow’s milk gets a bad press amongst some nutritionists, it is an important source of nutrients and energy. In particular, milk contains factors that are anti-obesogenic, possibly fatty acids such as conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) and calcium. This explains … Continue reading →

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Yoghurt and Cholesterol – Another Nail in the Coffin

Posted on March 4, 2015 by Robert Barrington

It was the Russian non-conformist (I like him already) Ilya Ilyich Mechnikov who popularised the idea that gut bacteria were integral to human health. Metchnikoff won the Nobel Prize in 1908 for his immunological work that elucidated the phagocytic mechanism … Continue reading →

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Lactose Intolerance: Try Psyllium Fibre?

Posted on January 16, 2015 by Robert Barrington

Lactose is the main sugar in mammalian milk. It is a disaccharide composed of a molecule of glucose bound to a molecule of galactose. Digestion of the lactose sugar in milk requires the presence of the enzyme lactase, which cleaves … Continue reading →

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