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Originally Posted by trux
There are indeed great differences among people as for lactose tolerance goes, but the experiments described in the document failed to prove any influence of dairy products on mucus build-up even at people who were convinced of the negative effect of milk. They used double blind test with real (lactic) and placebo (lactose-free) beverages.
The document is quite short, so I recommend reading it. The experiments are then described in studies linked at the bottom of the page. |
Hi there trux ..
I've read the article sometime a go, and reread it now, I might be reading it wrong but it is saying that : " The review showed that people who believe that milk increases mucus formation
are more likely to report changes in sensory perceptions related to mucus after drinking milk than those who don't hold the same belief"
Not only this, but it says also:" In a double trial, symptoms of increased mucus formation
were detected by healthy adults after consumption of
both cow's milk and a non-milk beverage with similar sensory properities". then the article comes back to the believers and say:" Furthermore, persons who were convinced of mucus formation due to milk consumption
showed more respiratory symptoms".
For me, I read it like that:
1. Milk consumption introduce symptoms of increased mucus formation in the respiratory system and sinuses,
YES the non-milk beverage the study used had the same effect as well, so what !
2. Those who believed in the "milk is a mucus producer" are more likely to report changes in sensory perception related to mucus after drinking milk, and actually showed more respiratory symptoms.
Unless you guys read the articles listed in the Refernce List (the actual experiments) and getting your information right from there, which I didn't do yet.
