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Drink up: The risks of full-fat milk are myth

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milkFrances Bloomfield  – Lovers of full-fat milk rejoice: Your dairy drink of choice is no longer the so-called “worst” variety of milk on the market. What was once maligned for supposedly contributing to weight gain and heart disease has since been redeemed by numerous health studies. According to the DailyMail.co.uk, the warnings against full-fat milk could, in fact, be considered pure myth.

Take for example the outrageous claim that full-fat milk can and will make you fat. A 2016 study has stated otherwise. Based on a long-term study of over 18,000 middle-aged women, the researchers discovered that high-fat dairy actually reduced the likelihood of becoming overweight. However, the same couldn’t be said for low-fat dairy. This may be because full-fat dairy actually makes you feel fuller and prevents you from overeating. “By eating the full-fat form of dairy products, you might actually eat fewer calories throughout the day than you would otherwise,” explained Brian Quebbemann, a bariatric surgeon from the Chapman Medical Center in California. Continue reading →

What’s In Your Milk? 20+ Painkillers, Antibiotics, and More

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“Organic milk is superior to conventional milk, as the cows won’t typically be on an antibiotic, growth hormone, and GMO corn feed diet; they will likely be grass-fed and graze freely.”  – L Garber

Milk_WholeVsFatFreeWith the aid of innovative and highly sensitive testing, Spanish-Moroccan scientists determined that there could be up to 20 painkillers, antibiotics, and growth hormones in a single glass of milk. The researchers say that the traces are so small that consumers need not worry about adverse effects, so we’ll just have to take their word for it, it seems.

The scientists analyzed 20 samples of milk—cow’s, goat’s, and human—bought in Spain and Morocco, and found a chemical cocktail of ingredients added to the animal’s diet prior to milking or contamination through feed or on the farm. Some of the contaminants found in trace amounts include triclosan (an anti-fungal), 17-beta-estradiol (a sex hormone), and florfenicol (an antibiotic).

It’s worth noting that the image provided by the University of Jaen lists the anti-inflammatory drug diclofenac twice in error. Their findings were published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.

Advances in Food Safety

University of Jaen’s Dr. Evaristo Ballesteros marveled over their technique, which could be used to assess the food safety of other products. “We believe the new methodology will help to provide a more effective way of determining the presence of these kinds of contaminants in milk or other products.”

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Make Your Own Healthy Indian Rice Pudding In A Few Simple Steps

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Wake Up World  August 19 2013

Kheer is an Indian style rice pudding that is simple, sweet and delicious. It is one of my favorite desserts, and it’s also something I love to eat for breakfast. And it really only takes about 5 minutes to make!

Traditionally Kheer is made with cow’s milk, but we are going to use coconut milk. So this kheer is suitable for vegans, and doesn’t have any of the undesirable impurities most available sources of dairy have. My recipe also includes brown Basmati rice, instead of the usual white Basmati rice, so it is a wonderful source of fiber, B vitamins and energy!!

No sugar blues after this sweet moment!

The other wonderful thing about this recipe is that I always use rice I have leftover from dinners during the week. Cook once, eat twice! I think it is always a great idea to cook enough rice to use throughout the week for whatever you please, or at least enough for another meal, and this is the perfect way to use some of it up!

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What’s In Your Milk? 20+ Painkillers, Antibiotics, And More

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Natural Society | December 31 2012

With the aid of innovative and highly sensitive testing, Spanish-Moroccan scientists determined that there could be up to 20 painkillers, antibiotics, and growth hormones in a single glass of milk. The researchers say that the traces are so small that consumers need not worry about adverse effects, so we’ll just have to take their word for it, it seems.

The scientists analyzed 20 samples of milk—cow’s, goat’s, and human—bought in Spain and Morocco, and found a chemical cocktail of ingredients added to the animal’s diet prior to milking or contamination through feed or on the farm. Some of the contaminants found in trace amounts include triclosan (an anti-fungal), 17-beta-estradiol (a sex hormone), and florfenicol (an antibiotic).

It’s worth noting that the image provided by the University of Jaen lists the anti-inflammatory drug diclofenac twice in error. Their findings were published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.

Advances in Food Safety

University of Jaen’s Dr. Evaristo Ballesteros marveled over their technique, which could be used to assess the food safety of other products. “We believe the new methodology will help to provide a more effective way of determining the presence of these kinds of contaminants in milk or other products.”

“Food quality control laboratories could use this new tool to detect these drugs before they enter the food chain. This would raise consumers’ awareness and give them the knowledge that food is…harmless, pure, genuine, beneficial to health, and free of toxic residues.”

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