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Dairy products and their derivatives (dairy products), such as cheese and yogurt have become common consumption even as daily necessities. Unfortunately, according to nutrition specialist Dr. Christin Santun Sriati Lumbantobing, MGizi SpGK, there are still some fallacies that are believed by the public even though they are wrong.
Christin, in a recent Greenfields press release, emphasized that milk consumption should be as needed and not excessive. Here are some fallacies and facts about milk.
Fallacy:
Drinking milk at night makes you fat.
Fact:
One of the factors that can increase weight is exceeding the daily calorie consumption limit. As long as you don't exceed the daily calorie limit, drinking milk at night will not affect your weight. The thing to note is the distance between the time to consume milk and sleep at night. Make sure to give your body enough time to digest milk before going to bed.
Fallacy:
Drinking milk at night can increase height.
Fact:
Scientifically, milk is rich in protein and contains high levels of amino acids essential for growth. At night, several amino acids work more optimally when a person is resting. During sleep, in a fasting state and the body lacks energy, in this condition, the body will take reserve energy, one of which is from muscles. By drinking milk before bed, it becomes an energy intake that the body will use during sleep.
Fallacy:
Different dairy products, such as milk and yogurt, cannot be consumed together.
Fact:
Consuming various dairy products at the same time is okay. For fans of dairy products, you can enjoy milk with cheese or milk with yogurt. However, don't forget to consume it in appropriate amounts because consuming something in excess is certainly not good. For example, if you usually consume 250ml of milk, try reducing the amount to 150ml if you want to eat it with yogurt or cheese.
Fallacy:
People who have lactose intolerance (lactose intolerance) absolutely cannot consume milk.
Fact:
Some people have an intolerance to lactose in milk, when consuming milk, that person's body will react badly, such as itching or nausea. There is a difference between an allergy and milk intolerance.
Fallacy:
How to store fresh milk and UHT milk are the same.
Fact:
There are several types of milk, such as fresh cow's milk and UHT milk, and there are different ways to store them. If not stored properly, the nutritional content in milk will be lost.
Fallacy:
Full cream milk is the best choice for the elderly.
Fact:
The two main problems in the elderly are not wanting to eat and overeating. Over time, usually, the appetite will decrease. The elderly who tend not to eat can be given full cream milk with a higher number of calories and denser in nutrients. But for the elderly with diabetes, give dairy products that are low in sugar and fat.
Fallacy:
When cooked, the nutritional content of milk will be lost.
Fact:
Dairy products contain proteins, vitamins, and minerals that are prone to spoilage when cooked. When cooking using dairy-derived ingredients, it should not be too long or until it emits smoke (reaching the smoking point) which means the temperature is too hot and the nutritional content in it has begun to be disturbed.