After what age should one not drink milk, know from the experts why people are shifting to almond-soy milk

Disadvantages of drinking milk: Drinking milk has many health benefits, so let us know after what age milk should not be consumed and why people are shifting to almond and soy milk.

Disadvantages of drinking milk: Drinking milk has many health benefits as it is rich in nutrients, especially calcium, vitamin D and protein. These nutrients help in keeping strong bones and teeth, muscles healthy. In such a situation, milk can also help in controlling blood pressure and potentially preventing chronic diseases. At the same time, Dr. Deepti Khatuja of Clinical Nutrition, FMRI Gurgaon told after what age milk should not be drunk. Let's know about this.

After what age one should not drink milk?

Dr. Deepti Khatuja said, according to scientific research, as Indians grow older, their body becomes less lactose tolerant, in such a situation the digestive power of milk decreases. Therefore, it is considered better to consume curd instead of milk in old age, because eating curd provides good amount of calcium and protein to the body.

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Is it right to drink almond and soya milk instead of milk?

Doctor Deepti Khatuja told that even today there is no problem in drinking milk, but where people are shifting to almond and soya milk and talking about not eating or drinking dairy products, the reason behind it is purity. Today people have doubts about dairy products. They feel that it is not that pure. The doctor further said that this is one of the main reasons due to which people want to shift to almond and soya milk.

Digestive power decreases with increasing age

Doctor Deepti Khatuja told that with increasing age the digestive power decreases, in such a situation for those people who find it difficult to digest milk and face a lot of problems, it is right for them to consume almond and soya milk.

The doctor said, if seen from the medical point of view, no one is allergic to lactose and after a certain age, if you are bloating and feeling heaviness in the stomach, then it is advised that instead of taking completely lactose free milk, it is better to consume curd.

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