Milk, Milk Products, and Disease Free Health: An Updated Overview

Abstract

The cow and its milk have been held sacred in the world since the dawn of human civilization. Indian ancient Vedic texts describe the virtues of milk and dairy products, as is authenticated by modern scientific principles and proofs. Therefore, milk has been considered as one of the most natural and highly nutritive part of a daily balanced diet. Currently, the integration of advanced scientific knowledge with traditional information is gaining incredible momentum toward developing the concept of potential therapeutic foods. Furthermore, new advances toward understanding the therapeutic roles of milk and milk products have also given a new impetus for unraveling the age old secrets of milk. At present, the best-known examples of therapeutic foods are fermented milk products containing health promoting probiotic bacteria. In the present article, we have tried to review the various aspects of the therapeutic nature of milk and fermented dairy products in a highly up-dated manner, and offer an in-depth insight into the development of targeted therapeutic future foods as per the requirements of consumers.

Influence of brodifacoum and bromadiolone on growth of yoghurt cultures in milk

“…Furthermore, new studies have revealed the therapeutic roles of milk and milk products including fermented milk products containing probiotic bacteria (Nagpal et al . ). There is a risk of chemical contamination of milk during production at the dairy farm (Martinez et al .…”

Probiotics, their health benefits and applications for developing healthier foods: a review

“…Some of the beneficial effects of probiotic consumption include improvement of intestinal health by the regulation of microbiota, and stimulation and development of the immune system, synthesizing and enhancing the bioavailability of nutrients, reducing symptoms of lactose intolerance, and reducing the risk of certain other diseases (Fig. ; Kumar et al ., , b, , , b; Nagpal et al., , , ; Yadav et al ., , b, ). The primary clinical interest in the application of probiotics has been in the prevention of and treatment for GI infections and diseases (Parvez et al ., ).…”

Administration of caseinomacropeptide-enriched extract to mice enhances the calcium content of femur in a low-calcium diet

“…Fermented dairy products have been traditionally perceived by consumers as good for health and their market has been constantly diversifying in variety of products and increasing in global sales worldwide (Nagpal et al, 2012). Among health benefits ascribed to these products are positive impact on lactose intolerance, weight control, prevention or management of different types of diarrhoea, inflammatory bowel disease, cancer and gut immunity, among others (Adolfsson, Meydani, & Russell, 2004;Lampe, 2011;McKinley, 2005).…”