Relația dintre lapte și antioxidanți

„What if soy milk is just regular milk introducing itself in Spanish?”

Today I chose to talk about a "taboo" topic, because ... to be serious, who talks bad about milk? The aliment we grew up with, which makes us strong and which is irreplaceable in our kitchen...

According to our knowledge regarding the benefits of dairy products and milk, in general, it is mainly vital to include these foods in our daily diet, as they provide us with a wide range of nutrients, such as complex proteins, calcium and vitamin D. Have you heard people say we drink milk to have strong bones and teeth? I think it happens periodically. But how many times have you heard that people advise you to reduce milk consumption? Here the group narrows significantly.

Recent studies have found that milk blocks the absorption of phytonutrients from some of the most antioxidant foods. For example, in 2009, it was found that the antioxidant activity of blueberries is affected by their association with milk. Ellagic acid is considered one of the major phytonutrients in forest fruits - which can play a role in preventing the decline of brain function at an old age. Only by adding skim milk to cranberry juice can reduce the absorption of this antioxidant to zero . The absorption is completely blocked.

Impact of water, tea and tea with milk on improving arterial function in patients with FMD (Fibromuscular Dysplasia)

Also, another study shows that milk blocks the absorption of phytonutrients from tea , which play an important role in protecting blood vessels in our body. By adding milk to black tea, it's like drinking water, scientists say. In this way, the beneficial effects of tea are substantially diminished only by adding milk to our tea. In other words, we may not have to add milk to tea, to whip up fruit salad or to drink milk shakes.

The consumption of milk chocolate does not give any antioxidant power to the body

Cine nu iubește ciocolata? Este alimentul care ne oferă plăcere și ne face fericiți de la prima îmbucătură. Este, de asemenea, foarte utilă în creșterea capacității noastre antioxidante prin fitonutrienții din cacao. S-a descoperit că, mâncând ciocolată cu lapte, nu se întâmplă nimic cu puterea antioxidantă a corpului nostru. Dar, consumând ciocolată neagră, putem obține un rezultat frumos la o oră de la consum. Explicația stă în faptul că ciocolata cu lapte poate conține 20% cacao, iar ciocolata neagră până la 70% sau mai mult, dar și pentru că laptele din ciocolata cu lapte diminuează efectul agenților antioxidanți din cacao. De exemplu, consumând aceeași cantitate de ciocolată neagră cu un pahar de lapte blochează aproximativ jumătate din antioxidanți ce pot intra în fluxul nostru sanguin.

Antioxidant effects of dark chocolate, milk chocolate and dark chocolate served with a glass of milk

Milk blocks even the benefits of coffee

În ziua de azi, cafeaua este cea mai consumată băutură din lume și știm cu toții că este una dintre cele mai iubite băuturi de pe această planetă, în principal datorită componenței sale principale – pe care o cunoaștem drept cafeină – ceea ce ne face să ne simțim energizați și gata să începem o nouă zi, sau pentru a continua ceea ce am început deja.

Apart from caffeine, coffee can have beneficial effects on inflammation in the body, due to other compounds called chlorogenic acids (CGAs), which have antioxidant, antimicrobial, hepatoprotective and immunostimulatory effects on our body. Previous studies have also shown that nutrient availability may be affected by the interaction with other food constituents, especially milk protein: casein. It was found that simultaneous consumption of coffee and milk could have a negative impact on the absorption of chlorogenic acids (CGA).

The antioxidant effect of plain coffee and milk coffee

În grafic, putem vedea că o cafea simplă aduce cei mai mulți antioxidanți corpului nostru. Cu toate acestea, ar trebui să avem în vedere faptul că alegerea cafelei poate avea o mare influență asupra potențialului de sănătate al consumului de cafea. Deci, chiar dacă nivelul de cafeină din boabele închise la culoare poate rămâne același – oferindu-vă același impuls de energie, acizii clorogeni beneficii își pierd mult din putere cu cât boabele sunt mai prăjite.

What solutions do we have?

It has been found that soy milk does not have the same negative effect on the level of antioxidants in the blood after its consumption with different antioxidant-rich products, such as tea, coffee, dark chocolate or blueberries.

The antioxidant effect of plain coffee and soy milk coffee

Thus, milk is not the elixir of youth, but on the contrary, it fights against antioxidants in foods that are meant to keep us young for a longer. At least drink it simple and try to choose the vegetal option when combining it with fresh foods.

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Lavinia Dinca

Nutritionist