Milk contains two major groups of proteins — caseins and whey proteins. Desi milk contains the A2 type of beta-casein protein whereas A1 milk contains A1 type of beta casein. A1 protein is a natural mutation of A2 which occurred over 1,000 years ago and on its digestion, A1 protein produces beta-casomorphin-7 (BCM-7). There have been reports implicating A1 protein/BCM-7 in negative health effects like Ischaemic heart disease, Type 1 diabetes, autism, inflammatory response and digestive discomfortetc, but the scientific community says that there is no such evidence.Despite the lack of conclusive scientific evidence from human studies, several players have started marketing A2 milk with claims that it is natural, better, and free from negative effects which is desi milk only. The big brands of milk are marketing their brands as A2 milk which is priced exorbitantly high and in return earning huge amount of money with the help of…
By Puresh Daily
