why lactose-free milk should always be avoided
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Lactose is present in all kinds of animal milks. Goat milk, for example, has about 5 to 10% more lactose than cow's milk. In the past it was thought that only a minority of people suffered from lactose intolerance, but the latest research is dispelling this myth. The reality is that virtually all people are lactose intolerant - it's just a matter of degree.
Lactose intolerance affects the body by causing varying degrees of nausea, bloating, cramps, gas, and diarrhea, which begin between 30 minutes and 2 hours after milk consumption. This happens because the body is unable to breakdown the lactose properly,
The severity of symptoms varies depending on the amount of lactose each individual consumes or can tolerate. Lactose intolerance usually develops over time, getting worse as you get older, with men and women suffering 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.
Human babies have enough lactase to digest the lactose in human milk. But in the first few months or years of life the baby gradually loses the capacity to breakdown and digest 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 lactose 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 are dozens of studies showing how lactose in dairy milk causes human illness (too many to quote here). A quick search on Internet will reveal lots of studies into the subject.
Government dietary guidelines for people wanting to avoid lactose in milk recommend eating other calcium-containing foods like fish, broccoli and fortified orange juice. But this is poor advice because what people need is information on milk alternatives.
You may, of course, consume 'lactose reduced' or 'lactose free' milk. For example in North America you can buy 'Lactaid' which is a brand of lactose-free milk. The drawback is that lactose-free milks are in general not so widely available, and are usually more expensive.
The biggest drawback for lactose-free milk is that it is ultra-pasteurized (also known as 'UHT' or 'Long Life' milk). Virtually all the research is showing that UHT milk is a lot worse for health than regular pasteurized milk. For example, the evidence is showing that UHT milk may be the biggest dietary cause of serious brain diseases such as Huntingdon's, Alzheimer's and Parkinson's.
What then is the best way to avoid lactose in milk? There is a simple solution: switch to milk made from nuts, seeds, or soybeans. These non-dairy milks offer a wonderful variety of delicious flavours and they are full of healthy nutrients.
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For mouth watering milk recipes see Make Your Own Milk - The word's best milk-making recipes. Also, make sure you see Organic Milk Myth - Why organic and UHT milk are so much worse for health compared to regular milk.
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