Healthiness of milk tea depends on how it is prepared
Milk tea as you may know, is a popular beverage that combines tea leaves or tea powder with milk and often sugar or other sweeteners. While milk tea provides antioxidants from the tea and calcium from the milk, its healthiness largely depends on how it is prepared. Excessive sugar or heavy milk can make it […]
Truth behind Maneka Gandhi video-sweeping generalisations cannot be made about milk
Is drinking milk depleting you of calcium instead of building its reserves? A recent video of BJP leader Maneka Gandhi, where she can be heard saying that people who drink the most milk have the least amount of calcium, is doing the rounds on social media. She argues that it leads to lactic acid build-up […]
Can a vegan diet lead to severe protein deficiency and malnutrition?
Vegan influencer Zhanna Samsonova dies at 39 Vegan diets are very low in protein, calcium, Vitamin D and vitamin B12, which can result in anaemia, nervous system damage, infertility and heart disease. In the absence of fats from the diet, fat-soluble vitamins won’t get absorbed by the body, says Ritika Samaddar, Regional Head, Nutrition And […]
Plant-Based Milks Lack Naturally Occurring Nutrients
More people are drinking milk alternatives made from plant sources such as oats, soy, or almonds, but do plant-based products deliver the same nutrition as cow’s milk? Results from a new study suggest that most don’t. Cow’s milk is an important source of calcium and vitamin D, both of which are identified in the 2020-2025 […]
Along with all global sectors, the dairy industry is working to reduce its environmental impact as we look toward a shared 2050 net zero future. Research is currently focused on greenhouse gas mitigation strategies that do not compromise animal health and production, but many discussions maintain that a radical transformation—involving reducing animal-based foods and increasing […]