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Hi Tanya,
why do a lot of diets advise not to drink milk - isn't it a healthy drink? - and to avoid dairy products in general?
Thank you!
This is one of duplicated questions. Did you ask me to repeat it?
The major reasons are:
- lactose intolerance
- relatively high carbohydrate content for those concerned with counting carbs
- relatively high fat content in full-fat milks
- higher carb content in low-fat milks compared with full-fat milk
As to dairy products, it's a different story. For instance, yogurt made of whole milk has only 4 carbohydrate grams in 1/2 cup while the initial product, milk has 11 carb grams.
Cheeses are very different in nutritional values. You might want to look at http://dietandbody.com/cheeses.html
Click on "Fat Burning Index" to learn what it is.
Hope it helps :)
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Tanya Zilberter, PhD
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I am in neurophysiology since 1972, my research started with studies of neuronal interactions in the hypothalamic centers of hunger and satiety. I worked for 20 years in interdisciplinary teams, with physicists and mathematicians, as an expert in neuroscience preparing conceptual models of brain regulatory systems for their further implications in larger-scale mathematical and computer modeling. Since 2007, I focus on the metabolic aspects of neuroprotection.
Experience
Academic print books:
- The current concept of homeostasis
- Cascade effects of regulatory peptides
- Physiological effects of neuropeptides
Recent academic articles:
- GABA action in immature neocortical neurons directly depends on the availability of ketone bodies
- Neuronal activity in vitro and the in vivo reality: the role of energy homeostasis.
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I am a freelance research consultant for the Infotonic Consultancy. I participate in a research project concerning neuroprotectors including energy substrates. The website related to this project is Brain Fuels where I'm trying to popularly write about brain metabolism and neuroprotection.
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Education/Credentials
PhD in Physiology
Past/Present Clients
Currently, I affiliate with Infotonic Consultancy as a freelance research consultant. In 1972-1991, I wrote for/collaborated with: Informatics Div., Moscow State University, Institute for Continuing Education for Physicians (Russia), Glushkov's Institute of Cybernetics (Ukraine), State Institute of Scientific and Technical Information (Russia). In 1995-2007, I used to write for the online publishers such as about.com, lifetips.com, dietandbody.com, infozine.com, atkinszone.com, bantadiet.com, reflexo-therapy.com. In 2005-2007 and in 2009, I worked for the Mediterranean Institute of Neurobiology, Marseille, France.
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