Lactose intolerance: how much do you know about it?

Sunday, 09 December 2018 / Published in Dairy products
Lactose intolerance is not so difficult to deal with Lactose intolerance is a problem that is becoming increasingly common; it is a real syndrome whose symptoms appear after consuming foodstuffs that contain even small amounts of lactose. Usually, it is lactase deficiency that provokes the disease, although other causes exist as well, either primary or

Protein in milk: are they healthy?

Tuesday, 23 October 2018 / Published in Dairy products
Protein in milk has several functional properties Protein in milk may represent a promising lifestyle intervention strategy for the prevention and management of various chronic disease including obesity, cancer, and type 2 diabetes. Milk is a protein-rich food, we all know that. Those of you who train regularly are probably familiar with one specific type:

The milky way to iodine deficiency

Tuesday, 23 January 2018 / Published in Diet & Health
drops of milk
Some of you might have the impression that the path to a healthy diet is full of cunning side passages and contrived corridors. Well, that isn’t that far from the truth, indeed. If you exclude red meat because of all the nasty facts you’ve read in the newspaper, then you’ll need to make sure you

Milk: let’s take stock of the situation

Friday, 06 June 2014 / Published in Diet & Health
milk
by Maria Assunta Coppola “Drink your milk, it’s good for you!” How many times have we read or heard this slogan in magazines or on TV, and how many times have we been told so – perhaps by our grandmother or our family doctor. But no food is good or bad altogether: each food can

Milk: let’s take stock of what we know about it

Friday, 06 June 2014 / Published in Diet & Health
by Giuliano Parpaglioni After the discussion on the effects of milk offered by Maria Assunta Coppola, here is my version. I want to clarify that, as much as I fully agree with her on some of the point she raises (I will make sure to emphasize those), on some other points I disagree, and cannot