Comments on: Blueberries Minus The Milk http://veganbits.com/blueberries-minus-the-milk/ Sat, 12 May 2012 03:43:56 +0000 hourly 1 By: Lane http://veganbits.com/blueberries-minus-the-milk/comment-page-1/#comment-3334 Lane Sat, 07 Feb 2009 02:53:19 +0000 http://veganbits.com/?p=1230#comment-3334 Hi Maija, Thanks for the update, I hadn't gotten around to searching for the tea study yet. If it's the casein, then we're safe. The article I read simply talked about "protein" in general, so to play it safe, we're going to make sure we consume more of our blueberries without consuming any protein at that time. But we're not going to be lunatic about it either. I would suspect you're right about this study inspiring additional research to be done on the topic. And then we'll find out some other amazing and/or contradictory facts. Sometimes I find it amazing what we still don't know about basic things like nutrition! Hi Maija,
Thanks for the update, I hadn’t gotten around to searching for the tea study yet. If it’s the casein, then we’re safe. The article I read simply talked about “protein” in general, so to play it safe, we’re going to make sure we consume more of our blueberries without consuming any protein at that time. But we’re not going to be lunatic about it either.

I would suspect you’re right about this study inspiring additional research to be done on the topic. And then we’ll find out some other amazing and/or contradictory facts. Sometimes I find it amazing what we still don’t know about basic things like nutrition!

]]> By: Maija Haavisto http://veganbits.com/blueberries-minus-the-milk/comment-page-1/#comment-3326 Maija Haavisto Fri, 06 Feb 2009 11:05:05 +0000 http://veganbits.com/?p=1230#comment-3326 It was quite widely publicized a few years ago. I looked up the study and apparently it was the casein (the protein in milk which is the most problematic in general) that caused the problem. So those of us using plant-based milks should be "safe" - though it's certainly not _impossible_ that some plant-based milks (mainly soy) could also impair the absorption of some antioxidant and flavonoids. Soy is, after all, known to contain some "antinutrients" (which impair the absorption of minerals), but they are thought to be mostly eliminated when processing. I'm fairly sure this study will inspire future research and the future studies will probably examine whether plant-based milks have any bad effects on nutrient absorption. It was quite widely publicized a few years ago. I looked up the study and apparently it was the casein (the protein in milk which is the most problematic in general) that caused the problem. So those of us using plant-based milks should be “safe” – though it’s certainly not _impossible_ that some plant-based milks (mainly soy) could also impair the absorption of some antioxidant and flavonoids. Soy is, after all, known to contain some “antinutrients” (which impair the absorption of minerals), but they are thought to be mostly eliminated when processing.

I’m fairly sure this study will inspire future research and the future studies will probably examine whether plant-based milks have any bad effects on nutrient absorption.

]]> By: Lane http://veganbits.com/blueberries-minus-the-milk/comment-page-1/#comment-3324 Lane Fri, 06 Feb 2009 08:03:16 +0000 http://veganbits.com/?p=1230#comment-3324 Hi Maija, I hadn't read that about the tea... Do you know if it was it the protein in the milk that caused the tea to be less healthy? (Looks like further reading is in my future.) Hi Maija,
I hadn’t read that about the tea… Do you know if it was it the protein in the milk that caused the tea to be less healthy?
(Looks like further reading is in my future.)

]]> By: Maija Haavisto http://veganbits.com/blueberries-minus-the-milk/comment-page-1/#comment-3320 Maija Haavisto Fri, 06 Feb 2009 07:45:40 +0000 http://veganbits.com/?p=1230#comment-3320 This is quite interesting, as previous research has found that consuming tea with milk has the same effect, rendering tea significantly less healthy. It seems well possible milk could have the same effect on most antioxidants. This is quite interesting, as previous research has found that consuming tea with milk has the same effect, rendering tea significantly less healthy. It seems well possible milk could have the same effect on most antioxidants.

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