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Milk, a Glucose Uptake Promoter That's More Than the Sum of Its Parts. Plus: HICA & HMB in Yogurt. How Much EAA in Your Protein? Raw Milk Does not Cure Lactose Intolerance

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Milk is one of the few foods that are advertized by celebrities that could actually be good for you (photo from the "Got Milk" campaign) I hope you are not fed up with milk and dairy, yet, because today's SuppVersity short news have a ton of it. What exactly? Well, after taking a closer look at the surprisingly high amount of HICA and the comparatively small amount of HMB in yogurt and reviewing the EAA content of six common protein sources, we are going to delve deeper into the latest evidence that shows that milk is much more than the sum of its parts, i.e. milk protein, lactose and fat and conclude on a note on another widely known Internet myth that says that people with lactose intolerance could drink raw milk without a problem. You can learn more about dairy at the SuppVersity Dairy Has Branched-Chain Fatty Acids! Is There Sth. Like a Dairy Weight Loss Miracle? There is Good A2 and Bad A1 Dairy, True or False? Lactulose For Your Gut & Ov...
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True or False: α-Hydroxy-Isocaproic Acid aka HICA is a Potent Anti-Catabolic, Just Like the Shiny Ads Say

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Even Arnold benefited from α-hydroxy-isocaproic acid aka HICA - the HICA his body produced and the HICA he got from his diet, whenever he ate cheese and other fermented foods. You know that I am not the kind of person who likes to tell others what to do. After reading my summary of the contemporary research on α-hydroxy-isocaproic acid aka HICA, you should yet be able to decide whether it's worth a try or not. If you take a look at the pertinent databases you will realize that there are more patents than papers on α-hydroxy-isocaproic acid - usually, this is a good indicator we are dealing with another industry scam, but in contrast to the many funky forms of creatine, α-hydroxy-isocaproic acid does actually have a handful of studies to back up that it does... or I should say "that it could" help you getting big and buffed. If I had to chose between HMB and HICA , I would choose HMB... or better stick to whey ! HMB + Over- reaching = WIN HMB, ATP, Gylcogen...
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