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Default The taste of milk

Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> "Kathleen" > wrote in message
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>>A physician friend of mine postulates that most people who truly despise
>>milk have at least a mild intolerance - they lack the enzymes to properly
>>digest the sugars and/or proteins which triggers GI issues (which may be
>>mild) but their brain still makes the subconscious connection.
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> Could be. I've also heard that the body will crave what it needs to survive
> so maybe the cheeses and custards make up for the straight milk deficiency.
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Yep. The more processed the dairy, the less likely to trigger a
reaction. Cheese and yogurt are already partially broken down via
fermentation. Don't know about custard, which is merely cooked.