Lactose-Free Milk Can Seriously Damage Your Health

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Lactose is found in all animal milks. Goat’s milk, for example, has 5% to 10% more lactose than dairy milk. It was assumed that only a minority of people suffered from lactose intolerant, but the latest research dispels this myth. The reality is that virtually everybody is lactose intolerant - it’s just a matter of degree.

Lactose is found in all animal milks. Goat’s milk, for example, has 5% to 10% more lactose than dairy milk. It was assumed that only a minority of people suffered from lactose intolerant, but the latest research dispels this myth. The reality is that virtually everybody is lactose intolerant - it’s just a matter of degree.

With lactose intolerance the body cannot digest lactose properly, causing varying degrees of nausea, cramps, gas, bloating and diarrhea. Typically, this happens about 30 minutes to 2 hours after milk consumption.

The symptoms of lactose intolerance will vary with individuals, depending on how well you tolerate it, and the amount of lactose consumed. The condition develops over time, getting worse with age. Men and women suffer equally.

When lactose (the main sugar in milk) is consumed it is broken down by lactase bacteria into glucose and galactose. But if you don’t have enough lactase (most people don’t) you won’t be able to break down the lactose and that’s when you suffer lactose intolerance.

Most human babies have enough lactase to breakdown and use the lactose in human milk. But within one or two years of life the baby gradually loses the capacity to produce lactase and cope with lactose.

In the USA, for example, over 50 million people are regarded by the medical profession as being clinically lactose-intolerant. Certain ethnic and racial populations are more widely affected than others. As many as 75 percent of African-Americans and American-Indians (and 90 percent of Asian-Americans) are lactose-intolerant. The condition is least common among persons of northern European descent.

Even people who do not regard themselves as being l

actose intolerant do in fact feel the effects whenever dairy milk is consumed. However, the effects for some people can be so mild as to be hardly noticeable. Slight feelings of bloating or indigestion will typically be associated with overindulgence or a rushed meal rather than with lactose intolerance.

There is plenty of research showing how lactose in milk causes human illness (too many studies to quote here). But a quick search on Internet will reveal the research on this subject.

Typical government advice for people wanting to avoid lactose in milk is to say they should eat other calcium-rich foods such as fortified juices, fish and broccoli. But this doesn’t help much because what most people need is information on alternative kinds of milk.

Clearly, you can use ’lactose free’ milk. In the USA, for example, you can buy ’Lactaid’ which is sold as lactose free. But lactose-free milks are generally not so widely available; also they tend to be more expensive.

However, by far the biggest drawback is that virtually all lactose-free milk is ultra-pasteurized (also known as ’Long Life’ or UHT milk). Just about all the research is showing that UHT milk is significantly worse for health compared to regular pasteurized milk. For example, there is overwhelming evidence showing that UHT milk may be the biggest dietary cause of a variety of brain diseases such as Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, Huntingdon’s and others.

What is the best way to avoid lactose in milk you may wonder? A simple solution is to switch to milk made from seeds, nuts, or soybeans. Non-dairy milks offer a great variety of delicious flavours and they are full of healthy nutrients.

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