Coca-Cola Milk Healthier than conventional milk?

Coca Cola wants to sell "healthy milk" in the future

02/12/2014

The beverage company Coca Cola is not known worldwide for promoting health through its products. But recently, the group is also on lifestyle products and now participates „Fairlife“, a milk that is supposed to be healthier and wholesome than traditional products. Critics see it differently.

Beverage manufacturer relies on lifestyle products
Coca Cola is usually associated with very sweet drinks by most people. It has long been denounced that their products contain too much sugar or sweeteners. The high consumption of high-sugar drinks increases the risk of obesity or obesity or diabetes. Recently, the beverage manufacturer is also on lifestyle products and offers in December in the US „Fairlife“ a lactose-free milk that contains 50 percent less sugar and 30 percent more calcium. That the product should be healthier and wholesome than conventional milk, critics do not see it that way.

Milk consumption in the United States declined significantly
Like the trade magazine „Dairy Today“ Half of adult Americans do not drink milk. According to the report, sales have dropped by eight percent in the past ten years. In the past, milk was considered a healthy natural product in the United States, as well as in many other countries, which helps to strengthen bones and teeth and prevent osteoporosis through the calcium they contain. In recent years, however, more and more studies have emerged, indicating that the reputation of milk may be wrong. In addition, lactose intolerance (lactose intolerance) is diagnosed in many people. Those affected complain after eating dairy products, including abdominal pain, nausea, diarrhea or flatulence.

Alternatives to lactose intolerance
People who suffer from lactose intolerance usually resort to lactose-free milk. Alternatives to this are, in addition to soymilk, almond, coconut or cereal milk. Especially considering that „Fairlife“ According to the information, twice as expensive as conventional milk, the victims have other options at their disposal. As the „world“ Bernhard Watzl from the Max Rubner Institute, the Federal Research Institute for Nutrition and Food in Karlsruhe, would also report, „Fairlife“ do not buy. If you eat healthy and varied, you do not need optimized foods. There are no serious arguments against the consumption of milk. He means that „Milk-bashing“ any scientific basis is lacking.

Nothing bad about milk
According to the report, Isabelle Keller of the German Nutrition Society (DGE) can not find anything wrong with conventional milk. It contains relatively few calories, supplies important nutrients such as calcium or iodine and contains high-quality proteins as well as vitamins B2, B6 and B12. According to nutritionist Walzl, consuming milk does not lead to cardiovascular disease, as sometimes claimed, but rather reduces the risk of high blood pressure and diabetes. According to him, there is no evidence that high milk consumption promotes carcinogenesis, but milk could probably even protect against colon cancer and breast cancer.

No advantages over conventional milk
The „world“ milk lactose is important in early childhood for, among other things, brain maturation and growth. Every child can tolerate milk at this age. In adulthood, milk is not used for disease prevention. Adult milk drinkers break their bones just as often and have osteoporosis as often as lactating women. It also states that 75 percent of adults worldwide are unable to digest lactose and almost all of Europe's ancestors are from the remaining 25 percent. In this country, 90 percent of people still tolerate milk very well. As the „world“ concludes writing is „Fairlife“ certainly suitable for lactose intolerant people. However, these would also well tolerate yogurt or cheese, which is much poorer in lactose. But the new one „Super-milk“ In addition, it offers no advantages over conventional milk. (Ad)