On 2018-10-21 6:45 PM, jmcquown wrote:
> On 10/16/2018 10:51 AM, Dave Smith wrote:

>>> If drinking milk gives you gas and diarrhea I'd say you're lactose
>>> intolerant.
>>
>>
>> Yep. I guess I am. I just didn't know about lactose intolerance for a
>> long time.Â* I just had this association with drinking milk and the
>> discomfort it always caused me and developed an aversion to it. I
>> don't dislike the taste of milk. I just can't think of it as something
>> to drink.
>>
> I understand what you're saying.Â* Yet there's a proliferation of things
> such as almond milk and soy milk.Â* Wasn't it you who recently said you
> discovered and like oat milk for your cereal?

Yes. I discovered oat milk a couple months ago when my wife bought some
when she was grocery shopping.


> I know they aren't dairy products but apparently they are geared towards
> people who either have lactose issues OR people who think non-milk
> substitutes are somehow more healthy.

There are probably both types who buy them. My friend recently started a
diet that involved cutting our dairy and he dropped 15 pounds quickly.
For me, the switch to almond milk was to avoid the intestinal problems
caused by lactose. The switch to oat milk was because it is so much
better on cereal, which had been my main use for milk. My wife, you
loves dairy, likes it for lattes.





>
> I have a friend who switched to almond milk from lowfat milk.Â* He isn't
> lactose intolerant and says he doesn't have cholesterol problems.Â* He
> seems to think fake milk is better for him.Â* I guess he's never read the
> ingredients.Â* He also told me he uses margarine rather than butter.Â* He
> seems to think it's better for him because the label says it contains a
> little olive oil.Â* Heh.

My understanding is that low fat milk is higher in lactose. It would
make sense to eliminate that if he had a lactose problem. If he is
really health conscious he should know that any form of oil or fat is
high in calories. If their body has a problem with fats there is only a
marginal difference.