DAIRY PRODUCTS Dairy products are made from animal (cow, goat, sheep) milk and include butter, cheese, cream, yogurt, clabber, ice cream, curd, etc. Dairy products combine great taste with nutritional value. Sixteen essential nutrients are found in milk including protein, vitamins and selenium. The dairy products that Russians consume have changed over time: • The amount of whole milk has gone down. • The amount of lower-fat milk has increased. • The amount of ice cream and butter has gone down. • The amount of cream, yogurt, cheese has increased. Today we should know that many health problems are associated with eating dairy products: Most milk comes from cows that eat high-protein soybean meal and growth hormones. Conventional milk is pasteurized, a process that exposes milk to high temperatures and results in destruction of milk proteins, making them less usable and even harmful to your body. Destruction of vitamins B12, B6, C, enzymes (help your body absorb calcium from milk), friendly bacteria. Even if you can find a local source of healthy milk, it may not be a healthy choice for you. Many people are unable to digest milk because they lack an enzyme called lactase, which breaks down lactose - the natural sugar in milk. Many people have can not digest casein, a major protein in milk. Eating casein with food can cause acne, eczema, a variety of autoimmune illnesses, and even cancer. Fermenting or souring milk to form yogurt, kefir, and clabber helps to breakdown lactose and pre-digest casein, making these foods healthy choices for such people. Butter contains very little lactose and casein. Cheese is very rich in casein, so only people, who do not show signs of intolerance to casein, can eat butter. Keep in mind that many brands of yogurt, kefir, butter are made with unhealthy milk. Make sure that store-bought dairy products are made from organic milk. Why do you think the consumption of these products has changed?