Is breast milk the next superfood? Companies are racing to produce formula for ADULTS

Is breast milk the next superfood? Companies are racing to produce formula for ADULTS that could earn them billions as studies show it boosts gut health A new report says companies are betting big on breast milk supplements for adults A growing swell of studies show breast milk could boost gut health in everyone, not … Read more

Food Standards Agency forced to draw up new rules for trendy ‘raw’ milk

Food Standards Agency crack down on trendy ‘raw’ milk after it caused five food poisoning outbreaks in two years Advocates claim the milk is high in important enzymes and beneficial bacteria But it has not been pasteurised or heat treated and is fresh from a cow It exposes people drinking the milk to dangerous bugs … Read more

Full-fat milk will NOT make children obese despite officials advising parents to pick semi-skimmed

Full-fat milk will NOT make children obese despite health officials advising parents to pick semi-skimmed, study finds NHS say it’s best to opt for lower fat milks from childhood because of obesity risk Australian researchers found no clear link after a review of 29 studies globally  They said giving your child anything but full fat … Read more

Startup grows ‘breast milk’ that contains components of the real thing but lacks immune benefits

Startup grows ‘breast milk’ in a lab that contains two key components of the biological version but still lacks crucial immune benefits Biomilq says its has created a type of lab-grown ‘breast milk’ in a bioreactor The researchers used mammary cells to create milk with lactose and casein   While it mimics nutritional components of breast milk … Read more

Drinking just two cups of milk a day ‘can increase the risk of breast cancer in women by up to 80%’

Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers in the world. Each year in the UK there are more than 55,000 new cases, and the disease claims the lives of 11,500 women. In the US, it strikes 266,000 each year and kills 40,000. But what causes it and how can it be treated? What is … Read more