Lactose = EVIL?????

[starfish]

LOL, Aurelis

I read something once about the dairy industry- wish I could remember where. Totally turned me off about milk..

 

[Audacious1]

I remember reading an article somewhere, (i'll try to find it and post it) that stated that keeping dairy in your diet will HELP with fat loss. There is a certain ingredient in dairy that is good with fat loss. I had cut dairy out of my diet completely for a while and when i reached a steady period i decieded to change my diet and add dairy...within a week or two the fat started to come off again and i have continued to drink skim milk for the past 2 months and have continued to see wonderful results with fat loss. Now everyone's body is different...so who knows, i might just have one of those weird systems and it may not work for you. Just thought i'd share my experience on the subject

 

[Brishen]

I have read a statistic (can't remember the source, sorry) that 70% of adults are unable to digest lactose, anyway. Maybe you're one of the lucky ones, Audacious! I also heard a nasty rumour that dairy makes you "puffy." I have no idea what "puffy" would mean, there, but that's what I heard....

 

[MS]

Of course you all realize that "dairy" also applies to whey protein and casein/cottage cheese. I hope you're not going to cut all of those out of your diet as well, though real food is always better than pulverized and instantized stuff.

If you're not allergic/lactose intolerant then lactose is just another carbohydrate, and low GI at that. However, if you have problems with lactose then don't eat it! There is some evidence that components of dairy foods are actually insulogenic and result in a higher insulin response with a mixed meal (this means the GI appears low because your pancreas produces extra insulin). This may be a good or bad thing depending on whether you're a BB with good insulin sensitivity or an overweight insulin resistant couch spud.................

 

[wyst]

Yogurt has too much sugar any way you slice it. Unless it's Nutrasweet sweetened, and I don't consume aspartame.

How about just plain unsweetened lowfat or nonfat yoghurt? I drop a frozen strawberry or blueberry or two (literally just a few a couple berries) mash it up good, and I think that's not too bad a snack...

Wyst