http://www.medindia.net/healthnews/Cows-Milk-news.asp Medindia largest health website in india. en-us Copyright 2012. All Rights Reserved. Fri, 25 May 2012 05:13:28 GMT http://www.medindia.net/news/dairy-products-may-help-weight-loss-initiatives-96851-1.htm A new study reveals that shifting to dairy products could provide an advantage in shedding those excess kilos. Researchers analyzed data from 14 different studies involving more than 880 participants and found that increasing your dairy intake and reducing your overall energy intake helped people to shed the extra kilos and reduce their waistlines. While the findings are nothing new, it does emphasize that dairy products are indeed a healthy option for people who are weight-conscious. The study ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/dairy-products-may-help-weight-loss-initiatives-96851-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Donkeys-Milk-may-Help-Nourish-Kids-With-Allergies-to-Dairy-Products-85596-1.htm Children who are allergic to normal dairy products can drink milk from donkeys with a group of Italian researchers stating that donkey's milk is less fattening and more nutritious than cow's milk. Researchers from the University of Naples compared donkey's milk and cow's milk and found that while both of them gave out the same amount of energy, cow's milk was responsible for increasing the metabolism and therefore linked to weight gain. Also donkey's milk was found to reduce the number of triglycerides ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Donkeys-Milk-may-Help-Nourish-Kids-With-Allergies-to-Dairy-Products-85596-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Dairy-Products-Not-Linked-to-Heart-Disease-85264-1.htm Consuming dairy products do not increase the risk of heart diseases in spite of the popularly held notion that the saturated fat present in dairy items are harmful for the heart. Researchers from Brown University used the data from a previous study which involved more than 3,600 Costa Ricans who were divided equally into two groups. The researchers found that dairy products had no impact on the health of the participants' hearts and postulated that while the dairy products did contain saturated ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Dairy-Products-Not-Linked-to-Heart-Disease-85264-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Low-Fat-Dairy-Products-Do-Not-Helps-Kids-Lose-Flab-84314-1.htm While it is often assumed that using low fat dairy products are helpful for kids in reducing weight, a new study conducted by a group of Australian researchers reveal that the kids do not lose any excess weight in spite of consuming lower amounts of saturated fat. Researchers at the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization included around 145 kids in the study. The participants were divided into two groups, one which continued with their usual diet while the second group included low fat dairy products....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Low-Fat-Dairy-Products-Do-Not-Helps-Kids-Lose-Flab-84314-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Dairy-Products-Arent-All-That-Bad-For-Heart-Health-80825-1.htm A new study has challenged the long-held beliefs about the impact of saturated fatty acids (SFA) on the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Experts concluded that "single risk factors have limitations when considered on their own because the effects of diet on CVD risk are mediated by many pathways, with blood lipids being only one." Further, the ratio of total cholesterol to HDL cholesterol is a better predictor of the effect of saturated fatty acids on CVD risk than LDL-and/or ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Dairy-Products-Arent-All-That-Bad-For-Heart-Health-80825-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Good-Fat-in-Dairy-Products-Liked-to-Reduced-Diabetes-Risk-78934-1.htm A type of fatty acid called trans-palmitoleic acid may reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes, according to researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health. This fat is found in dairy products such as milk, cheese, yogurt, and butter. The study by researchers into this topic involved 3,736 adults enrolled in a Cardiovascular Health Study. All participants were monitored for 20 years. Researchers reported that those who consumed high amounts of trans-palmitoleic acid had higher "good" cholesterol levels and lower overall cholesterol levels....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Good-Fat-in-Dairy-Products-Liked-to-Reduced-Diabetes-Risk-78934-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Full-Fat-Dairy-Products-Cut-Death-Risk-Linked-to-Heart-Disease-Stroke-72279-1.htm If you love dairy products, it's time for you to rejoice - a new study claims that not only they are harmless, they may even cut down risk of cardiovascular-related death. The Australian study by Dr Jolieke van der Pols from the Queensland Institute of Medical Research (QIMR) said that certain fats in dairy might be protective for cardiovascular disease. "We found that people with the highest intake of full-fat dairy had 70% less chance of death by heart disease or stroke than those who ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Full-Fat-Dairy-Products-Cut-Death-Risk-Linked-to-Heart-Disease-Stroke-72279-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/French-Food-Giant-Drops-Health-Claims-on-Its-Premier-Dairy-Products-67769-1.htm After failing to get their flagship brands recognised by EU scientists, French food giant Danone on Thursday announced that it had stopped making health claims on its Activia and Actimel yoghurts. In its quarterly earnings report, the group announced that it had withdrawn an application to the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) seeking official validation of its claims about the popular premium brands. Danone shares plunged by more than 2.84 percent on the Paris stock exchange following ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/French-Food-Giant-Drops-Health-Claims-on-Its-Premier-Dairy-Products-67769-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Dairy-Products-Can-Reduce-Stomach-Cancer-Risk-67668-1.htm Diet high in dairy products could mean decreased stomach cancer in males, say Japanese researchers. They sought to examine the associations between dietary patterns and the risk of stomach cancer mortality in a cohort study. Factor analysis on food frequency questionnaire was conducted among 25,730 males and 37,673 females in a cohort study in Japan - three dietary patterns were identified - "vegetable"; "animal food," and "dairy product." The Cox proportional hazards model was used to estimate ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Dairy-Products-Can-Reduce-Stomach-Cancer-Risk-67668-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Eating-Dairy-Products-may-Help-in-Weight-Loss-59825-1.htm Australian researchers are claiming that consuming dairy products like cheese and yoghurt may help in weight loss. Their study of 40 volunteers involved a calorie-reduced diet, but some volunteers were asked to consume more cheese, yoghurt and low fat milk. The Curtin University of Technology study found that volunteers who consumed three to five servings of dairy products daily lose the most number of pounds. "Many people commonly believe that when trying to lose weight, dairy products are key ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Eating-Dairy-Products-may-Help-in-Weight-Loss-59825-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Consuming-Milk-Dairy-Products-is-Safe-for-Some-Kids-Post-Allergy-Treatment-56742-1.htm If researchers at the Johns Hopkins Children's Center are to be believed, some children with a history of severe milk allergy can safely drink milk and consume other dairy products every day. The researchers came to this conclusion after following up with a subset of children who were part of a 2008 Hopkins Children's-led study, in which patients allergic to milk were given increasingly higher doses of milk over time. They said that for many of those children, continuous exposure to milk ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Consuming-Milk-Dairy-Products-is-Safe-for-Some-Kids-Post-Allergy-Treatment-56742-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Good-Bacteria-in-Dairy-Products-can-Help-Deliver-Oral-Vaccine-Against-Anthrax-US-Scientists-47684-1.htm Scientists in America say that the good bacteria found in dairy products, which is associated with positive health benefits in the body, may also prove effective vehicle for an oral vaccine against anthrax. The suggestion has come from researchers at North Carolina State University, who believe that the approach may be useful for delivering any number of specific vaccines that could block other types of viruses and pathogens. The researchers say that the oral vaccine riding ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Good-Bacteria-in-Dairy-Products-can-Help-Deliver-Oral-Vaccine-Against-Anthrax-US-Scientists-47684-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/High-Intake-of-Meat-and-Dairy-Products-Boost-Prostate-Cancer-Risk-42733-1.htm Eating large amounts of meat and dairy products may increase the risk of prostate cancer, a new research has found. The foods raise the levels of a hormone in the body, called Insulin like Growth Factor 1, which can spur on tumour growth, according to a new study. To reach the conclusion, a University of Oxford team examined the results of 12 studies, featuring a total of nearly 9,000 men. They found men with high blood levels of IGF1 were up to 40percent more likely to develop prostate cancer than those with low levels....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/High-Intake-of-Meat-and-Dairy-Products-Boost-Prostate-Cancer-Risk-42733-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Japan-to-Test-China-Dairy-Products-42321-1.htm Japanese firms that import dairy products from China have been ordered by the government to test them for melamine, a toxic chemical at the centre of a growing milk scandal. Jiji Press said the order, which includes firms which use the products in processed food, came after melamine was found in four items made by one of Japan's leading food makers, which had earlier issued a recall as a precaution. The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare order requires importers to test their goods at registered inspection institutions....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Japan-to-Test-China-Dairy-Products-42321-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Melamine-Scare-Prompts-Recall-of-Milk-and-Dairy-Products-from-Chinese-Supermarkets-42019-1.htm Chinese supermarkets and shops removed milk and a wide range of other dairy products off their shelves Friday as a sweeping recall of goods contaminated with a dangerous chemical hit full gear. Yili, Mengniu and Guangming -- big brands consumed and trusted by hundreds of millions of Chinese -- were affected by the recall after authorities checked their products and found traces of melamine, a chemical used in plastics. "All problem products have been banned from our stores," an executive ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Melamine-Scare-Prompts-Recall-of-Milk-and-Dairy-Products-from-Chinese-Supermarkets-42019-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Link-Between-Gluten-Dairy-Products-and-Autism-in-Kids-Being-Explored-40372-1.htm Scientists at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston will be seeking to determine if gluten and dairy products have a role to play in autistic behaviour, as they launch two new studies to do so. Autism is a complex neurobehavioral disorder linked to early abnormalities of brain development. Affecting up to six of every 1,000 children, the disease is characterized by impaired social interaction, problems with verbal and nonverbal communication and unusual, repetitive or severely limited activities and interests....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Link-Between-Gluten-Dairy-Products-and-Autism-in-Kids-Being-Explored-40372-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Staph-Infection-of-Dairy-Products-Through-Additives-35036-1.htm It was the additives that led to infection of the dairy products in Guagdong province, Chinese authorities have said. More than a hundred kids from three kindergartens in Zhuhai, a coastal city in the province fell ill last Wednesday after consuming high-calcium milk produced by Weiwei Daheng Dairy Company, a local business. Victims were reported vomiting after drinking the products. The young patients were properly treated and discharged from hospital on Friday. No serious consequences were reported from the hospitals....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Staph-Infection-of-Dairy-Products-Through-Additives-35036-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Dairy-products-consumption-in-china-booming-prices-soar-in-international-market-24698-1.htm 'I have a dream to provide every Chinese, especially children, sufficient milk each day,' says Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao. A billboard in Beijing shows a small grinning child clutching a carton of milk, with champion hurdler Liu Xiang towering above holding a similar carton. The message is simple - drink milk and grow up to be a big, strapping athlete. These are rather unusual developments in that Chinese have never actually fancied milk much. Indeed China is considered a lactose-intolerant nation....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Dairy-products-consumption-in-china-booming-prices-soar-in-international-market-24698-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Milk-and-Dairy-Products-Protect-Against-Metabolic-Syndrome-23441-1.htm A daily pinta or a helping of dairy foods protect against the clustering of abnormal body chemistry known as the metabolic syndrome, suggests a study in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. The syndrome has been linked to an increased risk of diabetes, coronary artery disease, and premature death. The findings are based on a representative sample of 2375 men aged between 45 and 59, all of whom were part of a long term study on health, known as the Caerphilly Prospective Study....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Milk-and-Dairy-Products-Protect-Against-Metabolic-Syndrome-23441-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=14997 Dairy products naturally contain trans fats and labeling these could mislead consumers giving milk and cheese a bad name, according to an expert on the health effects of fats. Dutch Professor Ronald Mensink and his colleague proved in 1990 that artificial trans fats raise bad cholesterol levels. However he said, the world lacked information about the health impact of naturally occurring trans fats. Mensink said that a move to introduce labels in Europe displaying the levels of trans fat in ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=14997 http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=14001 The American Academy of Pediatrics issued a report on Sept.5, according to which, milk products should not be avoided by lactose-intolerant kids. Instead, they should consume as much as they can stomach. " It is better for children to suffer the intestinal symptoms of lactose intolerance from time to time than to not get enough dietary calcium," said Melvin B. Heyman, M.D., M.P.H, of the University of California San Francisco, the report's principal author who wrote for the academy's committee on nutrition....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=14001 http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=10494 Some research has shown that vegan women's levels of IGF are lower than those of other women, another suggested that the rate of twin production is higher in countries that consume more milk. The hypothesis is interesting, Paul Haggerty who studies nutrition, fertility and disease at the Rowett Research Institute in Aberdeen, UK, was quoted by Nature as saying. But there are other reasons that vegan women might bear twins less frequently, he points out. Milk-drinking women could tend to be fatter ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=10494 http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=8403 A new study has dismissed any association between consumption of dairy products and male weight gain. The study examined the association between total calcium intake, and consequent changes in body weight. Diet and calcium supplements formed the main source for intake of calcium. More than 19,000 men between the age of 40 and 75 years were followed for a 12-year period. All of the study participants consumed a normal diet rather than a low calories diet and were monitored closely for any weight gain....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=8403 http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=8387 Contradictory to previous bulky claims a new study claims that calcium intake was not associated with weight gain in men over a 12-year period. This study was published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 19,000 and above healthy men aged 40-75 years who were enrolled in the Health Professionals Follow-up Study were taken as the study sample. An evaluation on the link and relation between total calcium intake from diet and supplements and changes in body weight based on self reported ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=8387 http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=4192 Diabetes has been such common talk both in medical circles as well as social circles. Every 2nd person out of 5 is a diabetic. Therefore any news with respite from that is always welcome. It was previously known that dairy consumption is linked to the insulin resistance syndrome among young obese adults. Hyon K. Choi and colleagues at Harvard University found that dairy intake may reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes in men in a new study. The study followed 41,254 male participants who ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=4192 http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=3742 http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=3742 http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=3712 http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=3712 http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=2597 http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=2597