Milk is known for its many health benefits, but also for its health risks such as milk protein allergy, lactose intolerance and bovine growth hormones. The application of bovine growth…
A milk allergy (also called dairy allergy or cow’s milk allergy) is an adverse immune response to the protein in cow’s milk. A protein called casein (αs1-, αs2-, β-, and…
Caffeine is a drug that acts on the central nervous system and significantly affects other organs such as the heart, blood vessels, kidneys and adrenal hormones. The following are temporary…
Lactose is a sugar found in milk and dairy products. It is a disaccharide sugar, meaning that is composed of two simple sugars (monosaccharides): glucose and galactose. Our bodies normally…
Cases of caffeine overdose are relatively common and result from the lack of understanding of the effects of caffeine on the body and of how much caffeine one can handle.
Since there is no definitive answer to the question of whether caffeine is bad or good for you, you should read the following and assess what scenario applies to your…
There is no definitive answer to the question of whether caffeine is beneficial or detrimental to health. Everyone reacts to caffeine differently and health benefits of caffeine as well as…
Caffeine addiction is an incorrect term. You cannot get addicted to caffeine, but rather develop caffeine dependency. Addiction and dependence to a drug are not the same. Caffeine is the…
The currently used classifications of carbohydrates are not very useful in a nutritional sense. While “complex vs simple carbs” is a useless classification in a nutritional sense, the refined vs…
This article refers to dried fruit with no sugar additives. Any candied fruit belong to the “sugars” category. The healthiness of dried fruit is not as “black and white” as…
Mainstream health professionals and current dietary government guidelines recommend a restriction of two servings of fruit per day. There are concerns that the natural sugar in fruit may be detrimental…
Sulfites are chemical compounds, produced in our bodies to process amino-acids that contain sulphur. Sulfites also occur naturally in some foods, or can be used as an additive to foods…
