Prebiotics, probiotics, synbiotics or postbiotics are terms that have to do with different aspects of fermented foods and their effectiveness. It is quite easy to lose track of what each term means, and sometimes it seems to be a scientific …
Not only raw milk, but also fermented products have an impact on health. A very old probiotic product is kefir, which is available in every supermarket in Eastern Europe, and increasingly conquering Western markets. Fermentation of milk converts almost all …
Milk fat consists mainly of triglycerides. Triglycerides consist of three (tri) fatty acids that are chained to a carbon structure made of glycerine. Fatty acids, abbreviated FA, themselves also largely consist of a carbon chain with 4 to 24 carbon …
Take home messages: • there is an effect both on the living environment and on the raw milk consumption of the young child • there is an effect based on the mother’s live and raw milk consumption • there is …
Take home message: Health of the new generation start before birth and is affected by the choices and possibilities made by the pregnant mother. Asthma and allergies are life-style problems rather than genetic problems. We need contact with bacteria, especially …
Take home message • there is an independent, protective effect for asthma and allergies of the raw milk itself • there is a greater effect the more raw milk is consumed since the 1st year of life There is a …
Take home message: • If raw farm milk is boiled at a temperature of around 80oC, the protection against asthma and allergies is gone. • No differences were found between heated farm milk and heated shop milk (mostly homogenized UHT …
Take-home message For the first time, a direct relationship has been established between the consumption of heated milk and the development of an allergic reaction, both in young children (1½ years), who were multiple allergic (provocation test) and in a …
The opinion about raw milk is slowly changing. There is increasing research interest in the potential health benefits of fresh, unprocessed milk (read: raw milk). Therefore, an increased number of raw milk products are offered in several regions of the …
From the history of raw milk production, it becomes clear that a financial incentive and a fair trade will help to deliver a good, high quality product. Most farmers prefer to milk only 20-50 cows rather than 350, but they …
