goat milk vs. cow milk (was kefir questions/maker's diet)

[Guest guest]

>Well, whether or not it affects weight, I don't know. Largely, the

>argument for goat's milk is that it is healthier for us. Our bodies

>are capable of handling goat's milk better because the protein

>molecule is smaller than the protein molecule in cow's milk.

AFAIK, that's a myth. The prevailing theory about many folks tolerating

goat milk and not cow milk is the amount of alpha1 protein in the milk.

Cow's milk has a lot of it and goat's milk very little. A1 proteins seem to

be the ones causing the most allergic reactions to milk protein.

Suze Fisher

Lapdog Design, Inc.

Web Design & Development

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[Guest guest]

> >Well, whether or not it affects weight, I don't know. Largely,

the

> >argument for goat's milk is that it is healthier for us. Our

bodies

> >are capable of handling goat's milk better because the protein

> >molecule is smaller than the protein molecule in cow's milk.

>

> AFAIK, that's a myth. The prevailing theory about many folks

tolerating

> goat milk and not cow milk is the amount of alpha1 protein in the

milk.

> Cow's milk has a lot of it and goat's milk very little. A1

proteins seem to

> be the ones causing the most allergic reactions to milk protein.

Really? So, the protein molecules in goats milk is not smaller? Is

it possibly smaller sugar molecules that makes a difference for

those who can handle goat's milk better than cow's milk? Thank you

for the information. Can you point me in a direction where I can

read more about this?

Robin

[Guest guest]

>Really? So, the protein molecules in goats milk is not smaller? Is

>it possibly smaller sugar molecules that makes a difference for

>those who can handle goat's milk better than cow's milk?

The reason, to my understanding, is the one I gave - the presence of alpha-1

proteins, which tend to cause allergic reactions.

Thank you

>for the information. Can you point me in a direction where I can

>read more about this?

I don't have any URLs handy, but if you google " alpha 1 casein goat cow

milk " you'll find what you're looking for. Or google " alpha-s-1 casein " .

Here's one I pulled up immediately using these keywords:

Goat's milk contains only trace amounts of an allergenic casein protein,

alpha-S1, found in cow's milk.

http://www.askdrsears.com/html/3/T032400.asp

Another:

Various reports have indicated that goat milk forms a finer curd than cow

milk following acidification, which mimics the conditions in the stomach.

These include papers by Jenness (1980) and Haenlein (1992). This difference

in curd tension is attributed to the low levels of alpha-s1-casein in goat

milk, compared to cow milk. This is a key reason why goat milk is

considered more easily digestible than cow milk.

http://www.dgc.co.nz/page.cfm?id=11 & news_id=8

Suze Fisher

Lapdog Design, Inc.

Web Design & Development

http://members.bellatlantic.net/~vze3shjg

Weston A. Price Foundation Chapter Leader, Mid Coast Maine

http://www.westonaprice.org

----------------------------

“The diet-heart idea (the idea that saturated fats and cholesterol cause

heart disease) is the greatest scientific deception of our times.” --

Mann, MD, former Professor of Medicine and Biochemistry at Vanderbilt

University, Tennessee; heart disease researcher.

The International Network of Cholesterol Skeptics

<http://www.thincs.org>

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[Guest guest]

***...The prevailing theory about many folks tolerating

goat milk and not cow milk is the amount of alpha1 protein in the milk.

Cow's milk has a lot of it and goat's milk very little. A1 proteins seem to

be the ones causing the most allergic reactions to milk protein.***

There is now A2 cows milk but it's in short supply.

Cheers,

Tas'.