The advantage of milk is proved long ago by scientists who studied its structure and came to a conclusion that it contains a huge number of various minerals and many vitamins. Nevertheless, there are opinions on harm of this product. To some people really harmfully to drink milk, but if allergies, the intolerance of lactose and digestive problems isn't present, then it can't do harm.
Advantage of milk
The advantage of milk is explained by its chemical composition: it contains about two hundred various substances. These are amino acids necessary to the person, fatty acids, a lactobiose the lactose, a number of mineral substances, vitamins, enzymes and other organic elements making salutary impact on an organism.
Milk contains about twenty various amino acids – protein sources. And in this product they are balanced in such a way that are acquired almost completely. Therefore milk on protein content doesn't concede to egg whites which are recognized as the most valuable product in this sense.
Depending on a type of milk its structure can be different, but similar. So, in milk of any mammal there is the whole set of minerals with calcium at the head. It also contains fluorine, magnesium, potassium, phosphorus, iodine and other substances. Their most part is well acquired by the person. Milk is vitamin-rich A, B, D, especially there is a lot of in it Riboflavinum which participates in energy production from carbohydrates and fats. It is possible to describe useful properties of milk long. It reduces pressure therefore suits hypertensive persons, it effectively struggles with insomnia and calms nervous system thanks to some amino acids, it promotes production of immunoglobulins therefore helps at cold. It is an ideal product for patients with osteoporosis at which of an organism calcium is washed away. Milk helps at migraines, reduces risk of development of cardiovascular diseases, improves work of digestive tract, treats heartburn, gastritis and ulcers. It reduces the probability of developing of diabetes and is even capable to fight against excess weight. It is especially useful to drink milk to children: it contains all necessary for growth and development of substance, and the children's organism better it acquires.
Harm of milk
Milk in itself isn't harmful, it brings to the healthy person with normal digestion only benefit. But there are some diseases and violations at which this product can become dangerous. For example, people can't drink milk with violation of digestion of lactose – a lactobiose. They are absent or have at insufficient quantity enzymes which digest this substance. Therefore consumption of milk and other products with lactose leads to digestion violation. Milk increases risk of formation of nephroliths if the person has to it a predisposition. The tendency to this disease is descended, in kidneys phosphatic stones are postponed, and milk aggravates this process. It is undesirable to drink a lot of milk to elderly people as its regular consumption leads to accumulation of certain lipoproteid which can cause development of atherosclerosis. Doctors recommend to consume after 55 years no more than 300 grammov a day.