Category Archives: Milk

Effects of Grass on Cow’s Milk: Nutrition

Posted on April 10, 2024 by Robert Barrington

The milk produced by dairy cows reflects the nutrition that the cow is exposed to. Higher quality milks are produced by higher quality diets. Dairy cow’s are generally fed grass, and this grass can vary in its nutritional content. One … Continue reading →

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On the Nutritional Macronutrient Profile of Cow’s Milk

Posted on January 29, 2024 by Robert Barrington

Cow’s milk is an interesting food as it is widely consumed in Western nations but much of the world is intolerant to lactose and so cannot consume it. The macronutrient profile of milk is often considered to be high in … Continue reading →

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Is All Dairy The Same?

Posted on September 1, 2023 by Robert Barrington

Dairy foods are often grouped together, but the reality is that dairy is a disparate group of foods that can have quite different properties. When one thinks of dairy perhaps the first food that comes to mind is cow’s milk. … Continue reading →

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Cutting Cow’s Milk from The Diet

Posted on November 21, 2022 by Robert Barrington

Cow’s milk is a frequently consumed food in the Western nations and makes up a considerable amount of energy in the typical Western diet. However, this is not the norm, as most of the rest of the world’s population are … Continue reading →

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Yoghurt Versus Milk

Posted on November 9, 2022 by Robert Barrington

Dairy consumption is associated with improved health. These improvements to health may relate to the ability of dairy foods to decrease the risk of weight gain. A number of factors in dairy foods have been considered to be possible candidates … Continue reading →

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Whole or Skimmed Milk?

Posted on November 7, 2022 by Robert Barrington

There is much controversy as to whether humans should drink the milk of other animals. This relates largely to the fact that milk is really for young animals, and continuing to consume milk as an adult has been suggested to … Continue reading →

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Low Soluble Calcium In Fortified Plant Milk

Posted on March 30, 2021 by Robert Barrington

Plant milks are milk substitute products that have become popular due to many having allergies to cow’s milk or being lactose intolerant. However, plant milks are naturally low in calcium and therefore the milks are often fortified with additional calcium. … Continue reading →

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Yoghurt or Milk?

Posted on September 23, 2020 by Robert Barrington

A large percentage of the World’s population are intolerant to cow’s milk. This is because they cannot digest the lactose sugar in the milk. The lactose therefore becomes fermented in the gut by bacteria, and a side effect of this … Continue reading →

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Milk For Weight Loss?

Posted on March 4, 2020 by Robert Barrington

Cow’s milk is a nutritious food for animals other than young cows. There is a belief that cow’s milk is a poor quality food, but the science behind cow’s milk has been misunderstood. Certainly, certain individuals cannot consume cow’s milk … Continue reading →

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More on the Benefits of Goat’s Milk

Posted on March 3, 2020 by Robert Barrington

Goat’s milk, also called caprine milk, has a number of nutritional advantages when compared to cow’s milk. It has been shown for example, that goat’s milk has better digestibility in non-caprine animals, compared to cow’s milk. In addition, caprine milk … Continue reading →

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