Milk vs. Curd: Which is a healthier dairy product?

For all those people who love dairy products, choosing between milk and curd might be a hard choice. A glass of milk might look attractive, but so does a bowl of curd. If you consume milk and curd on a regular basis, you might have thought which one of them is a healthier dairy product. Both milk and curd have their own health benefits which are further explained down below.
 
Milk
There are countless varieties of milk available in the market, starting from full cream, soy milk, single toned to flavored milk and double toned milk. Milk is known to build healthy bones and keep a check on high blood pressure due to the potassium content in it. Here are the nutrient properties present in milk, which will help you compare between milk and curd:

    On an average 250 ml of fat free milk contains 90 calories and 9 gm of protein.
    A fat free cup of milk contains 8% vitamin-B12 and 2% vitamin A.
    A cup of fat free milk has around 12% calcium, 1% sodium, 2% magnesium and 4% potassium.

Curd
Similar to milk, curd too has several variants such as fat free curd, flavored curd etc. With its unique taste and texture, curd can be eaten either along with meals or even separately. Curd is easier to digest as compared to milk and keeps you full for long. Filled with good bacteria, curd helps in cleaning the digestive tract and also keeps infections at bay. Here are its nutrient properties.

    A cup of fat free curd may have over 98 calories and 11 g of protein.
    Being a rich source of Vitamins, a cup of fat free curd contains Vitamins in same quantity as that in milk, which is 8% vitamin-B12 and 2% vitamin A.
    Comparing other properties, a cup of fat free curd has around 8% calcium, 15% sodium, 2% magnesium and 2% potassium.

Milk or Curd?
Though there is not much difference between milk and curd’s nutritional value, curd still has an edge over milk. With its unique properties of keeping gut healthy and preventing infections, curd is also easier to digest as compared to milk. You can make both of them a part of your daily diet, in order to gain more benefits.

People suffering from bloating, constipation, arthritis, asthma should avoid curd and stick to milk. Smaller kids should be given both, milk and curd, as they are at a growing stage and require both the dairy products.

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5 Common Habits That Will Damage Your Liver

The liver is one of the most important organs in the human body. Everything that we eat must be processed by the liver before its nutrients can be distributed throughout the body. The liver has a wide range of functions and it plays a vital role in a number of physiological processes, including blood detoxification and metabolic function. As a result, our body’s health is directly related to the health of our liver.
Although the liver is capable of replacing damaged cells, if too many cells are lost, the liver may not be able to function correctly. There are several bad habits that are part of our everyday life which may increase the risk of liver damage and pain. We may not even realize it, as the damage can be gradual with no obvious symptoms. However, over a period of time, these habits can cause severe damage to your liver, putting your life in jeopardy.
So, let us take a look at some of the common bad habits that can damage your liver.
1. Excessive Alcohol

Heavy alcohol consumption is the most common cause of liver damage. Excessive alcohol decreases the liver’s ability to remove toxins from the body. This is because the liver gets distracted from its other functions, and focuses mainly on converting the alcohol into a less toxic form, and this causes fatty liver disease and inflammation.
When the liver tries to break down alcohol, the resulting chemical reaction damages the liver cells, and after a long period of consuming excessive alcohol, the damage will become permanent, causing cirrhosis (which leads to loss of liver function). Furthermore, the liver’s attempts to repair the damaged caused can lead to DNA mutations that initiate cancerous growths.
2. Overuse of Medications
As one of the liver’s roles is to break down substances that we consume, including medications, supplements, and herbs, consuming too much of a certain medication can gradually harm our liver. This damage can range from mild to complete liver failure.
One of the most well-known medications that can cause liver damage is acetaminophen, which is commonly available without prescription and can be found in many cold and flu remedies as well as prescription pain medications. This substance is safe in small doses, but you can damage your liver if you take too much of it over the course of several days.
Certain herbal remedies and natural supplements can also be harmful to the liver in excess amounts. For example, a well-known cause of liver toxicity is too much vitamin A. This is why it is vitally important to check the label of any medicine or supplement to see if there are any warnings about potential liver damage.

3. Smoking 

Smoking is one habit you must give up if you ever want to be healthy. Cigarette smoke affects the liver indirectly. The toxic chemicals that are found in the smoke eventually reach the liver and cause oxidative stress that produces free radicals that damage the cells.
This oxidative stress can also cause fibrosis, a process in which the liver develops excess tissue, similar to that of scar tissue, during its attempt to repair itself, and, over time, this can greatly affect the liver’s ability to work properly.
4. Sleep Deprivation
A study that was published found that sleep deprivation can cause oxidative stress to the liver. Another study reveals why shift work and people who suffer from sleep deprivation suffer from a range of health problems. Including obesity, heart disease, and diabetes.
This study found that the livers of the subjects weren’t processing fat efficiently, allowing fat to accumulate. Furthermore, when we sleep, our body goes into a repair process. Therefore, you need to make sure that you get a good 8 hours of sleep per night, as a lack of sleep will ruin your elimination process and damage your liver.

5. Obesity and Poor Nutrition 

Obesity has been linked to poor eating habits and this can harm your liver over a period of time. The reason for this is because too much of the wrong food causes excess fat to build-up in the liver, known as NAFLD (non-alcoholic fatty liver disease).
The liver normally helps to process and regulate the amount of sugar and fat in our blood, but in obese people, the liver becomes overwhelmed and starts storing excess fats in its own liver cells, either because there is no other place to put them, or the liver has failed to break them down. Over time, if too much fat accumulates in the liver, the liver can become inflamed and the liver cells can be damaged.
Food to Eat or Avoid 
• Consuming a large amount of processed foods, which are often full of preservatives, additives, artificial sweeteners, and flavorings exposes the liver to damage because they are hard to break down and are full of chemicals.
• Processed foods are also full of salt, which not only increases blood pressure, but can also cause fatty liver disease by building up fluid in the liver and causing swelling.
• Not eating enough leafy greens, fruits, and other vegetables (which are a great source of antioxidants), will not give the body enough vitamin C and E, zinc, beta-carotene, and selenium, all of which help to keep the liver healthy.
• Vitamin B12, mainly found in meat, is used by the liver to help with the flow of bile, so it’s important not to have a vitamin B12 deficiency. Other B vitamins also help in the liver’s detoxification process, and they can be found in dried fruits, nuts, egg yolks, fish, brown rice, and legumes.

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