Medical Tip of the Day: We should all be drinking milk! Why, because it is loaded with calcium, Vitamin D and conjugated Linoleic acid that prevents aging and cancer. For decades we have advised people to stop drinking milk because of the risk of having a heart attack but now we know that we were wrong. We have however a new class of do gooders that are promoting low temperature pasteurization milk because it is better for you. WRONG! Here are the facts, Vat or batch pasteurization subjects the milk to 145 degrees temperature for 30 minutes instead of the 161 degrees for 15 seconds which supposedly preserves many of the nutrients that would be otherwise lost. This Vat method does have a better taste but does not homogenize so there will be a layer of fat on the top of the milk. Purdue University looked at the loss of nutrients and found that only minor changes are noticed with the original method but the proteins, casein, lactoferrin, are all heat stable and are not lost. My opinion, avoid the hype of Vat milk because it is not healthier, it is more expensive and with grocery prices going up, the added savings may be welcomed. For sure, be wary of the mantra,I drink Vat milk so therefore I am healthier than you are. Just like the joggers who eat dunkin donuts in the morning and feed their kids there before school, they are only fooling themselves. I guess its a form of hypocrisy, dont you think?
Posted on: Mon, 05 Jan 2015 13:46:26 +0000
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