Are Milk Substitutes Healthier Than Cow's Milk? - Brit Lab

Dr Saleyha Ahsan looks at the alternatives to cow's milk and shows us what is in them from a dietary perspective and whether there are benefits to switching.
Footnotes:
1) Global milk consumption up 2.4% to over 250 billion litres:
2) High lactose tolerance in North Europeans: a result of migration, not in situ milk consumption.
3) IS IT GAME, SET AND MATCH FOR TRADITIONAL CREAM AT THIS YEAR’S WIMBLEDON?
4) Cow milk:
Soya milk:
Almond milk:
5) The
Importance of Protein in Infants & Toddlers
Proper Protein Portions
6) Cow milk:
Soya milk:
Almond milk:
NHS website:
7) Bioavailability of the calcium in fortified soy imitation milk, with some observations on method
8) Cow milk:
Soya milk:
Almond milk:
9) Effects of health and nutrition on cognitive and behavioural development in children in the first three years of life Part 2: Infections and micronutrient deficiencies: Iodine, iron, and zinc
Iodine deficiency as a cause of brain damage:
Dairy Milk Council:
10) Soy Product Intake and Hot Flashes in Japanese Women: Results from a Community-based Prospective Study:
The role of soy isoflavones in menopausal health: report of The NorthAmerican Menopause Society/Wulf H. Utian Translational Science Symposium in Chicago, IL (October 2010)
Soy consumption and prostate cancer risk in men: a revisit of a meta-analysis (2009)
11) British Heart Foundation -More research needed into fat guidelines
Evaluation of recovered data from the Sydney Diet Heart Study and updated meta-analysis
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