Human food production is the largest cause of global environmental changes. Environmental benefits could be achieved by replacing diets with a high amount animal-sourced foods more plant-based foods, due to their smaller impacts. The objective this study was assess impacts three most common milk alternatives (PBMAs)—oat, soy, and almond drink—in comparison conventional organic cow milk. Life cy...

BACKGROUND Cross-reactivity between soybean allergens and bovine caseins has been previously reported. In this study we aimed to map epitopes of the major soybean allergen Gly m 5 that are co-recognized by casein specific antibodies, and to identify a peptide responsible for the cross-reactivity. METHODS Cow's milk protein (CMP)-specific antibodies were used in different immunoassays (immunob...

Soy milk and sesame seeds consumption has been linked to a lower incidence of chronic diseases such as cardiovascular diseases and atherosclerosis. In this study, fifty male adult albino rats (120-125 g) were divided into five experimental groups, healthy control group, positive control group injected with single dose of adriamycin ADR (10 mg/kg b.w) for induction of cardiotoxicity, group fed o...

We aimed to investigate whether in vitro fermentation of soy with L. plantarum could promote its beneficial effects on lipids at the molecular and physiological levels. Rats were fed an AIN76A diet containing 50% sucrose (w/w) (CTRL), a modified AIN76A diet supplemented with 1% (w/w) cholesterol (CHOL), or a CHOL diet where 20% casein was replaced with soy milk (SOY) or fermented soy milk (FSOY...

OBJECTIVE Prehypertensive and hypertensive individuals are at increased risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (CVD), in part because hypertension contributes to endothelial dysfunction and increased cell adhesion molecule expression. Soy protein and isoflavones may favorably alter CVD risk factors, and hence the aim of this study was to determine whether intake of cow's milk compared w...

INTRODUCTION Oxidative stress is one mechanism that could contribute to the acceleration of aging and age-related diseases. On the other hand, because of their antioxidative qualities soybean derived foods could have beneficial effects on the aging process. OBJECTIVES The aim of our work was to study the effects of a diet supplemented with soy milk on certain biological features of aging in r...

This is a population-based cross-sectional study to evaluate the frequency of consumption of dairy products by adults and the elderly in Pelotas in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, in accordance with demographic, social and economic characteristics. Frequency of dairy product consumption was obtained by means of a questionnaire containing short, straightforward questions. Information about the t...

BACKGROUND Immunoglobulin E-mediated allergy to cow's milk protein represents a major problem for infants who are not breast fed. A search for substitute milks revealed a cross-allergenicity to milk derived from goat and sheep but not to milk from a mare. We noted that the cow, goat and sheep species are both artiodactyls and ruminants, defining them as kosher animals, in contrast to the mare. ...