Friday, February 25, 2011

Benefits of Milk

Benefits of Milk
Because it has a nutrient content, the milk has benefits that are not few, among them:

    
* Prevent osteoporosis and keep bones strong. For children, milk bone growth that serves to make children become taller.
    
* Lowers blood pressure.
    
* Preventing tooth decay and maintaining oral health. Milk can reduce the acidity of the mouth, stimulates saliva, reduce plaque and prevent cavities.
    
* Neutralize toxins such as metal or tin that may be contained in food.
    
* Prevent the occurrence of colon cancer or colon cancer.
    
* Preventing type 2 diabetes.
    
* Beautify the skin, making it more shine.
    
* Helping to sleep faster. This is because the content of the milk will stimulate the hormone melatonin which would make drowsy body.

 
Milk Types
The types of milk available in the market also vary. There are terms said to be the substance contained in milk that may not know. Some terms are:

    
      
Full cream
      
Containing 4% fat and typically contain lots of vitamin A and vitamin D.
    
      
Low fat
      
Low-fat milk, because the fat content is only half of full cream milk.
    
      
Skim
      
The milk fat content even less, less than 1%.
    
      
Evaporated milk
      
That is milk that has been diupkan some water so that it becomes thick. Similar to the sweetened condensed milk, milk tetepi fresh taste of this type.
    
      
Pasteur Milk
      
Milk is through the process pasteurisais (heated) 65 ° to 80 ° C for 15 seconds to kill pathogenic bacteria that can cause disease.
    
      
Flavoured
      
Actually, full cream milk or low fat is added to a particular taste for variety. For example, milk chocolate, strawberry, banana, and other flavor. Generally contain more sugar because of the addition of this flavor.
    
      
Calcium enriched
      
Milk supplemented with calcium content and fat content has been reduced.
    
      
UHT
      
Stands for Ultra-High Temperature-Treated. This type of milk is milk that is heated in high temperature (140 ° C) for 2 seconds and then immediately put in airtight cartons. This milk can be stored for a long time.
    
      
CLA
      
Milk is useful for people who want to streamline the body. Extension of the CLA is conjugated Linoleic Acid that will assist in the formation of muscle and speed up fat burning.

 
Why Drink Milk?
Although it has many benefits, but many people are reluctant to drink milk. This is evident from the lack of milk consumption Indonesian people per year. One reason that often dikemukan is the expensive price of milk. For the price of milk, there are actually a lot of milk that cost has been adjusted. And considering the many nutrients it contains, then it takes is to instill awareness of the benefits of milk for people to consume and do not regard it as expensive goods.
The other reason is not like drinking milk because it makes the nausea or abdominal pain after drinking milk. If you feel sick stomach after drinking milk, it means you suffer from lactose intolerance. The reason for the lack of production of lactase in the body. Lactase is an enzyme produced by the small intestine that serves to break lactose contained in milk to be absorbed by the body. But for people with lactose intolerance, lactose-solving process is complete so no lactose tercena not be included in the large intestine and is digested by bacteria in it that cause flatulence, contains a lot of gas, and diarrhea.
As a solution to the feeling of nausea or abdominal pain, you can replace the milk with dairy products like cheese, yogurt, ice cream, evaporated milk or soy milk does not contain lactose. Some milk producers have also made milk without the lactose that can be consumed by pendeita "lactose intolerance".
If you want to drink milk, you should not use sweetened condensed milk because milk this kind of nutritional content is lower due to the manufacturing process also contain lots of fat and sugar are not good for the body. Consumption of milk is the recommended 3 servings each day. A serving is meant is the equivalent of 250 ml milk with 35 grams of cheese or 200 grams or 200 grams of yoghurt ice cream. So, there is no reason for you not to drink milk instead?

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