Pasta and milk are root cause of ill health for millions

Almost half the population is suffering from common complaints such as exhaustion, colds and migraines because of food intolerance, according to a new report published tomorrow.

"Around 20 million people are suffering from symptoms that impact on their daily lives and yet they are not able to get help from the NHS," said Muriel Simmons, Allergy UK's chief executive.

"We want to see more dietary advice being available and more training given to GPs so that they can recognise that food could be the trigger for some of the symptoms that they are seeing on a daily basis."

What makes this situation more tricky is that some food sensitivities don't trigger side effects or reactions till up to 36 hours after eating them. This makes it more difficult to figure out what food caused what reaction.

The most common food insensitivities are from dairy, wheat, gluten, nuts, soy

Dairy and milk do not make bones stronger. If anything, too much animal protein in the diet is very bad for bones. The countries that have the highest consumption of milk products also have the highest rates for osteoporosis The United States is #1 for dairy consumption and also for osteoporosis. But how could that be so if milk makes bones stronger?

It's because the idea that milk makes bones stronger is a myth, if not an outright falsehood. Celebrities who endorse milk probably don't drink it themselves; the marketers put it on their lips to inspire the consumer's imagination, suggest a hallucination that milk is on the daily menu of celebrities.

Nowadays, milk is not necessary. There is no need to drink milk, past the first year of life. There isn't any need to drink the milk of an elephant, or a racoon, or a rat, or a cow.

Eat cereal with rice/soy milk, not body fluids of cows

"Milk is for babies" -Arnold

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Early man 'couldn't stomach milk':

A drink of milk was off the menu for Europeans until only a few thousand years ago, say researchers from London...

...But intolerance to milk remains common in modern times, say nutritionists.

In order to digest milk, adult humans need to have a gene which produces an enzyme called lactase to break down lactose, one of the main sugars it contains.

Without it, a drink of milk proves an uncomfortable experience, causing bloating, stomach cramps and diarrhoea.