18 facts about milk (1)

July 25, 2009 by jingga · Leave a Comment
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(1) milk makes us fat ?

Milk contains fat. But now there have been various kinds of milk with different fat value. There’s full cream, low fat, and even non fat. If we drink full cream milk, off course this will make us fat. On the contrary, consuming low fat milk, doesn’t mean we won’t be fat, it depends on the food intake. High calorie food will make us fat.

(2) Does milk cause diarrhea?

For certain people which is tolerant with lactose, mild with lactose will cause diarrhea. That is why, they need to consume non lactose milk, like soymilk for example.

(3) Is calcium need will be fulfilled from milk only ?

Calcium can be taken from various food. Vegetables, tofu, fish, shrimp, small sea-fish, and some types of nuts can be source of calcium. Milk is just one source. Somehow, it will be better if we can get source of nutrition from various source.

(4) A person with stomachache mustn’t drink milk ?

This question is still controversial. Some literature mentioned that milk calcium is able in incite stomach-acid and inhibit wound healing in stomach. Some patients with stomachache doesn’t feel any different when consuming milk, but some other feels their ache is getting more.

(5) over consuming milk will destroy kidney ?

No. It depends on the consumer’s condition. Someone which has kidney-stone must keep any kinds of food that stimulates the forming of the stones. If the cause is consuming milk, then limit milk consuming must be stopped.

(6) Is a kidney patient must not drink milk ?

A person with stone-kidney has better not consuming overdose of milk, but the need calcium must be fulfilled from other source. A special kinds of milk is commonly provided by the consultation with doctors