On Food and Cooking

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lactose-digesting enzyme itself in liquid form
(it’s manufactured from a fungus,
Aspergillus), and add a few drops to any dairy
product just before they consume it.


New Questions about Milk


Milk has been especially valued for two
nutritional characteristics: its richness in
calcium, and both the quantity and quality of
its protein. Recent research has raised some
fascinating questions about each of these.


Perplexity about Calcium and Osteoporosis
Our bones are constructed from two primary
materials: proteins, which form a kind of
scaffolding, and calcium phosphate, which
acts as a hard, mineralized, strengthening
filler. Bone tissue is constantly being
deconstructed and rebuilt throughout our adult
lives, so healthy bones require adequate
protein and calcium supplies from our diet.

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