milk

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

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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

Inside the 75mph milk float! Jaguar says its new driverless car will cut casualties on British roads

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With a reassuring whirr and clunk, the glass doors slide shut behind me. I take my seat, clip on my seatbelt, settle back, unfurl my copy of the Daily Mail — and off we go. What’s unusual about this is that I’m the only person in the vehicle — and one of the first in … Read more

Chocolate company bosses are planning to launch vegan-friendly version of classic Dairy Milk bar

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But what will it be called? Cadbury owners are planning to launch vegan-friendly version of classic Dairy Milk chocolate bar Mondelez has apparently been testing a recipe for a milk-free bar for two years  Chocolate maker planned to launch product last month to tie in with Veganuary But it has yet to find a dairy … Read more

Ex-Labour MP Fiona Onasanya moans about lack of ALMOND MILK as she tells of month in jail

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Shamed ex-Labour MP Fiona Onasanya moans about lack of ALMOND MILK and ‘measly meals like spaghetti hoops’ as she tells of month in jail after lying to police to dodge speeding fine Onasanya, 36, was jailed for three months in January last year after offence She spent just 28 days behind bars at HMP Bronzefield, … Read more

Local milk deliveries: Why are they making a comeback?

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With birds chirping, stars glistening and a rather splendid slither of a low waning crescent moon, Nina Godwin braves the near zero degree temperatures in Essex to deliver milk. ‘It is peaceful being out at this time,’ she tells me as I join the tail-end of her Wednesday delivery route around this beautiful rural part … Read more

Drinking SKIMMED milk instead of semi-skimmed could slow ageing and make your DNA 4.5 YEARS younger

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Drinking skimmed milk instead of semi-skimmed milk may slow DNA ageing, a study suggests. In a study of almost 6,000 people, scientists analysed people’s genes and quizzed them about their diets and what type of milk they drank. The age of DNA could be worked out by looking at the length of certain parts of chromosomes, which … Read more

Children who drink whole fat milk are 40% less likely to be overweight

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Why you SHOULD drink whole milk: Children who drink full fat are 40% less likely to be overweight ‘because it makes them feel fuller than semi-skimmed’ Canadian researchers reviewed more than two dozen studies on cow’s milk The results, published in a medical journal, involved data from 21,000 children None of the studies showed drinking … Read more

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

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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

Mother, 31, reveals her rare condition made her dread releasing milk for her babies

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A mother has revealed a rare condition known as ‘breastfeeding dysphoria’ caused her to feel intense dread every time she released milk.  Deena Todd, from, Yeovil, Somerset, had overwhelming feelings of homesickness and anxiety which left her in tears every time she breastfed.  It led the 31-year-old to even regret having her daughter, Isla, who … Read more