Is DAIRY Scary?? Inflammation & Obesity Concerns - 2024
Summary
TLDRDr. Ken Berry discusses the potential health impacts of dairy consumption, exploring its role in inflammation and obesity. He explains the biological purpose of milk, its composition, and how it affects human health. Berry highlights that many people lose the ability to digest dairy properly after early childhood, leading to various health issues. He also ranks different dairy products from worst to best based on their fat content and potential inflammatory effects, advising viewers on healthier dairy choices. The video emphasizes the importance of understanding individual tolerance to dairy.
Takeaways
- 🥛 The primary purpose of milk is to help young mammals grow and gain weight quickly.
- 🍼 Most mammals, including humans, lose the ability to digest milk after infancy, typically between 2 to 5 years of age.
- 🧬 Lactose intolerance is common, affecting over half of the world's population, and is due to the lack of the lactase enzyme to break down lactose.
- 🥚 Milk contains all three macronutrients: carbohydrates (lactose), proteins (casein and whey), and fats.
- 🚫 Low-fat or fat-free dairy products are the least healthy options as they are high in lactose and proteins, which can cause inflammation.
- 🧀 Cheese, yogurt, and kefir can be less inflammatory for some people as microbes have acted on them, reducing lactose and altering proteins.
- 🧈 Butter and ghee (clarified butter) are high in milk fat and can be less inflammatory, with ghee being nearly 100% milk fat and suitable for those with milk allergies.
- 🍦 Dairy products vary in fat content, and the higher the fat content, the less likely they are to cause inflammation for some individuals.
- 🌐 Cultural and racial differences exist in dairy tolerance, with many non-Caucasians experiencing more noticeable negative reactions to dairy.
- 🌱 There are alternative sources of nutrition to dairy, and it is not necessary to consume dairy after infancy.
- 👨⚕️ The video encourages sharing this information with those suffering from conditions that might be related to dairy intolerance or allergies, such as migraines, skin conditions, and gastrointestinal issues.
Q & A
What is the primary purpose of milk in the mammalian species according to Dr. Ken Berry?
-The primary purpose of milk is to help a helpless young mammal gain weight and grow as fast as possible.
Why might consuming dairy lead to inflammation or obesity as suggested in the video?
-Consuming dairy can lead to inflammation or obesity because of the lactose (milk sugar), proteins like casein and whey, and the fat content, which can be difficult for some individuals to digest past a certain age, leading to inflammation and weight gain.
What is the 'milk ingestion window' mentioned by Dr. Berry?
-The 'milk ingestion window' refers to the period in a mammal's life, usually between two and five years of age, during which they can digest milk without side effects. After this window, many mammals, including humans, lose the ability to digest milk properly.
What are the three macronutrients found in milk?
-The three macronutrients found in milk are carbohydrates (predominantly lactose), protein (including casein and whey), and fat.
Why is skim milk or fat-free dairy considered the worst choice according to the video?
-Skim milk or fat-free dairy is considered the worst choice because removing the fat leaves a higher concentration of lactose and proteins, which can cause inflammation in some individuals who cannot properly digest these components.
What is the role of the enzyme lactase in relation to milk consumption?
-The enzyme lactase helps break down lactose into galactose and glucose, allowing the body to use these sugars. Some individuals lose the ability to produce sufficient lactase past a certain age, leading to difficulty in digesting lactose and potential side effects.
What are some potential side effects of consuming dairy past the 'milk ingestion window'?
-Potential side effects include digestive issues, skin inflammation, brain inflammation, migraines, and irritable bowel symptoms, which can be subtle and not immediately apparent as being related to dairy consumption.
Why might some people experience inflammation from consuming dairy proteins like casein and whey?
-Some people may have an inflammatory response to dairy proteins like casein and whey due to an inability to properly digest them or an immune reaction, which can manifest as inflammation in various parts of the body.
What is the fat content distribution in most mammalian milk?
-Most mammalian milk consists of about 65% saturated fat, 30% monounsaturated fat, and 5% polyunsaturated fats.
Why is ghee considered a viable dairy option for almost everyone, including those with milk allergies?
-Ghee, or clarified butter, is 99 to 100% milk fat and has had almost all lactose and inflammatory proteins removed, making it less likely to cause allergic reactions or inflammation.
What advice does Dr. Berry give regarding dairy consumption for those who suffer from conditions like migraines, skin conditions, or gut symptoms?
-Dr. Berry suggests that individuals suffering from such conditions should consider the possibility that dairy might be causing or exacerbating their symptoms and consider eliminating or reducing dairy intake to see if it helps.
Outlines
💡 Introduction to Dairy and Health Concerns
Dr. Ken Berry introduces the video, focusing on the health impacts of dairy consumption, including potential inflammation and obesity. He encourages viewers to subscribe for more insights. The video aims to explore the nature of dairy, its benefits and drawbacks, and its impact on human health. Dr. Berry highlights the role of milk in mammalian development and discusses how dairy can affect weight gain and health.
🍼 The Purpose of Milk in Mammals
Dr. Berry explains the biological purpose of milk in mammals, emphasizing its role in helping infant mammals grow and develop quickly. He notes that milk is designed to help young mammals gain weight rapidly and that humans, like other mammals, lose the ability to digest milk effectively after a certain age, leading to potential health issues.
⚖️ Macronutrients in Milk
Dr. Berry discusses the macronutrient composition of milk, which includes carbohydrates, proteins, and fats. He explains how lactose, a milk sugar, is essential for young mammals but problematic for older humans. He also highlights the potential inflammatory responses some people may have to milk proteins like casein and whey, which can cause various health issues.
🥛 Ranking Dairy Products by Health Impact
Dr. Berry ranks different dairy products from the worst to the least bad based on their fat content and potential health impacts. He criticizes low-fat and fat-free dairy options for being high in sugar and protein, which can be harmful. He then discusses options like whole milk, heavy cream, and butter, and emphasizes the benefits of high-fat dairy products like ghee.
🧀 Benefits of Fermented Dairy
Dr. Berry explains how fermented dairy products like cheese, yogurt, and kefir can be less inflammatory due to the action of microbes breaking down lactose and altering proteins. He notes that while some people can tolerate these products, others, including himself, may still experience inflammation and should opt for higher fat dairy options.
🧈 The Role of Butter and Ghee
Dr. Berry elaborates on the fat content in butter and ghee, clarifying that butter is not purely fat and may still cause inflammation for some people. He recommends ghee as the best dairy option due to its high milk fat content and minimal presence of lactose and proteins, making it suitable for almost everyone, even those with severe dairy allergies.
👶 Dairy Tolerance and Alternatives
Dr. Berry summarizes the key points about dairy tolerance, emphasizing that infants need species-specific milk. He explains that many people lose the ability to digest lactose after early childhood and may develop various health issues from dairy consumption. He suggests that people can obtain necessary nutrients from other low-carbohydrate sources and encourages avoiding dairy if it causes inflammation.
👩⚕️ Advice for Specific Conditions
Dr. Berry advises sharing the video with individuals suffering from conditions like migraines, skin issues, and gut symptoms, as these may be linked to dairy consumption. He highlights that many doctors may not recognize dairy as a cause of these issues and stresses the importance of understanding one's own tolerance to dairy products.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Dairy
💡Inflammation
💡Lactose
💡Casein
💡Whey
💡Lactase
💡Macronutrients
💡Heavy cream
💡Clarified butter (Ghee)
💡Milk fat
Highlights
The primary purpose of milk in mammals is to help a helpless young mammal gain weight and grow as fast as possible.
Most mammals lose the ability to digest milk after a certain age, typically between two and five years old.
Over half of the human population loses the ability to completely digest dairy without side effects as they age.
Milk contains all three macronutrients: carbohydrates (predominantly lactose), protein (mainly casein and whey), and fat.
Many people can tolerate human milk better than cow or goat milk due to the enzyme lactase, which breaks down lactose.
Some people experience inflammatory responses to milk proteins (casein and whey) that can manifest as skin, brain, or joint inflammation.
Low-fat or fat-free dairy products are the worst options as they remove fat, leaving mostly sugar (lactose) and proteins.
Heavy cream (36% milk fat) is a preferred option in low-carb, keto, and carnivore communities, though it still contains some lactose and proteins.
Butter contains 70-82% milk fat and can still have some proteins that may cause inflammation in sensitive individuals.
Ghee or clarified butter is 99-100% milk fat and is a suitable dairy option for almost everyone, even those with severe milk allergies.
Many cheeses, yogurts, and kefir are less inflammatory as microbes consume most of the lactose and alter the protein structure.
The ability to tolerate dairy varies among individuals, with some requiring higher fat content or fermented dairy products to avoid inflammation.
Species-specific milk is optimal for infant mammals, with human milk being ideal for human infants.
Non-Caucasians, particularly those of Asian or African descent, are more likely to be lactose intolerant and experience digestive issues with dairy.
The common practice of consuming dairy into adulthood is not necessary, and many of the nutrients found in milk can be obtained from other low-carb sources.
Transcripts
hi I'm dr. ken berry family physician
and in this video we're going to discuss
lots of facts and tidbits of knowledge
about dairy it's very scary will it lead
to inflammation and perhaps even obesity
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to know now let's talk about dairy and
if it's scary I'm going to try to get
several broad concepts and topics about
dairy in this video to kind of give you
a broader understanding and a just a an
awareness of what dairy is where it
comes from why we should or shouldn't
drink or consume dairy products and how
it reflects on your health how you can
actually improve your health as studies
are done watching this video so stick
around to the end I think you're going
to really enjoy the things we discuss
first of all let's talk about the
purpose of Dairy Milk in the mammalian
species
why do mammals make milk why do infant
mammals drink milk so that's the the
first concept I want you to understand
mammals are born very early on in their
development process but most of us are
defenseless or almost defenseless the
moment were born and so a mother has to
give her baby mammals something that's
going to help it grow and gain weight
and develop as quickly as is possible
that is milk the one and only purpose of
milk is to help a helpless young mammal
gain weight and grow as fast as possible
so I've actually told patients in the
past if you want to gain weight as
quickly as you really can drink lots of
the milk and we will talk about which
dairy if you're trying to gain fat
there's definitely a dairy that will
help
that and we'll talk about that later in
this video every mammal on this planet
as an infant can use dairy can use milk
can drink milk and and can't digest it
effortlessly and use it to grow and
develop very quickly there is a window
of milk usability for most mammals most
mammals when we would consider them to
be an infant mammal they can drink as
much milk as they can swallow and they
can grow and develop and become stronger
young mammals from that but there's a
window after a certain age every mammal
on the planet including human beings are
not able to digest milk any longer and
it's usually the sugar in milk and we'll
talk about that more in a second there
so yeah even you even and so over half
of the population of human beings on
this planet after a certain age and that
age is somewhere between two and five
years of age they lose the ability to
completely digest and completely use
dairy or milk without certain side
effects you may be one of these people
some of these effects and side effects
of drinking dairy past your milk
ingestion window some of these symptoms
are quite obvious you drink milk and you
immediately have effects or side effects
some of them are much more subtle and
many people leave including many doctors
don't know to blame it on the dairy and
so that's why it becomes more of a
complex issue of just dairy yes or no
next let's talk about what's actually in
milk and milk is the most common form of
dairy there are actually all three
macronutrients in milk
there are carbohydrates there is protein
and there is fat you have all three in
milk and they are blended at the perfect
ratio of carbs to protein to fat to help
a young mammal gain fat and gain weight
as fast as is possible in nature the
carbohydrates in milk are predominantly
lactose which is a milk sugar all milk
has this when you're a young
developing that when you need some sugar
like this you need lactose there's no
doubt about it but you need lactose that
comes from a species specific milk so if
you're drinking your own mother's milk
or the milk of another mammal that is
your species that's fine and so many
human beings cannot tolerate cow milk or
even goat milk or the milk of any other
mammal but they can tolerate human milk
just fine as long as they're in this
window and that's because we have an
enzyme called lactase that helps us
break down the lactose into galactose
and glucose and then our body can use
those now it's I have a theory that
there are some of us and after we've
passed the milk congestion window when
we're older mammals we can't definitely
can't digest the lactose and we may even
have problems assimilating the galactose
the next macronutrient in milk is
protein as there's actually a variety of
proteins in milk the most common two are
casein and whey you've probably heard of
those too there's actually over a
hundred different proteins and amino
acids in milk but these are the two ones
we talk about most often a lot of people
have not necessarily an allergy to the
proteins in wheat but they do react they
have an inflammatory response somewhere
in their body so for many people that's
in the good a casein or the way they
have they have a gut reaction and then
that inflammation manifests in other
places in the body for some people and
we're going to contain this too talking
about just humans now some humans when
they ingest casein or way that has not
been acted on by a microbe they can have
skin inflammation they can have brain
inflammation they can have all kinds of
different inflammation in their body
that can be quite subtle and obtuse and
not not and seemingly not be related to
the dairy but it is in fact
a Dairy inflammation or a dairy allergy
but not necessarily to lactose and
that's why many people seemingly can
drink milk just fine but then a day or
two later they'll have a migraine or
they'll have a flare-up of their eggs
a'mma or they'll have an irritable bowel
flare not immediately but later a day or
two later you can have joint
inflammation from the proteins in milk
many people don't realize they have this
and many doctors don't even know this is
a possibility but it is absolutely a
real thing
and the final macronutrient in milk is
fat there is quite a bit of fat in the
whole milk which is the milk that you
would drink straight from a mammal we
can actually do things to Dairy whether
liquid or solid forms of dairy to make
it more or less fatty and that's
actually a big deal in something that
you really need to take into
consideration before you consume the
dairy most mammalian milk that we would
drink consists of about 65% saturated
fat 30% monounsaturated fat and 5%
polyunsaturated fats now let's go
through all the dairy choices that you
have at your supermarket and talk about
them and kind of rank them from the
absolute worst to the least bad or the
best dairy products that you can consume
there's a wide range and you know for
the last few decades we've all been
enamored with low-fat or fat-free and
indeed that is the worst possible choice
you can make in the grocery aisle if you
pick a skim milk product or a fat-free
dairy product basically they've removed
all the fat which is the least bad of
the macronutrients in there and so all
that can possibly be left is a lot of
the milk sugar the lactose and proteins
some and as I said earlier some some of
us can seemingly digest the milk
proteins without a lot of inflammation
some of us absolutely
not so skim milk or fat-free is the
absolute worst whether we're talking
about milk whether we're talking about
cheese yogurt it doesn't matter if it's
skim or fat-free then always left is the
sugar and the protein and so we slowly
go up the milk spectrum from worse to
less bad to ultimately probably good and
so 1% dairy products are they have 1%
milk at 99% sugar and proteins and so
for most of us that's that's not going
to be an option and plus it tastes
terrible
next is 2% milk and then whole milk
which is the milk that would come
straight from the cow or the goat or
whatever mammal you happen to milk and
that's going to be about three and a
half to four percent note fat so that
leaves 96 percent sugar and 96 percent
protein left half and half which you
might put in your coffee some few people
drink half and half is about 20% no fat
so you've still got eighty percent left
for the sugar and the protein then we
come to heavy cream which a lot of us in
the low-carb Akito carnivore community
love because it tastes delicious it's 36
percent milk fat and many people are
under the misconception that heavy cream
is all fat absolutely not the case
you still have 70 percent room last 65
70 percent room left for the protein and
the sugar for some of us heavy cream is
a viable dairy option and so we need
dairy that's 36 percent or higher milk
fat probably is going to do okay for
most of us at least at the beginning of
our journey back to good health some of
us and I'm one of these included found
out that after a certain point I
actually stalled on my fat loss and I
still had quite a bit of inflammation in
my joints and skin and other body parts
from using even 36 percent milk fat
dairy products
it still had too much of the lactose and
it had too much of the potential
inflammatory proteins many cheeses and
many yogurts and kefir that you buy have
been acted on by microbe and so this
microbe consumed almost all if not all
of the lactose but it also in the
process some of its byproducts bit the
protein molecule and so for many of us
that makes formed dairy products like
cheese yogurt kefir and other things
like that
cream cheese makes it less inflammatory
for many of us some of us that it's a
thirty-six percent or higher milk fat
and it's a formed solid like a yogurt
kefir or cream cheese or another hard
cheese it seems to not be very
inflammatory for us at all some of us
however may being included even the
higher fat dairy products that are still
inflammatory enough and insulin spiking
enough for me that I noticed the
difference and I do bear it better when
I only stick to the fattiest end of the
dairy spectrum now the next step up is
butter and again many people mistakenly
believe that butter is 100 percent milk
fat it has nothing else that is
absolutely not true
the average butter that you buy and the
grocery is going to range anywhere from
70% to 82 percent milk fat so there are
still there's you know there sometimes
it's just water lip but there's always
gonna be some of the protein solids left
the casein in the way you just almost
can't get it all out of butter just with
the churning or the beating process and
so if you're under the mistaken thought
that butter is 100 percent fat and so
there's no way it can be inflaming me
yet you're still having inflammatory
symptoms somewhere in your body I'm
sorry I'm sorry but it might be the
butter because it's not 100%
milkfat now the the best absolute macros
you can get from dairy is G GA te or
some people call this clarified butter
and so you would beat her with the dairy
into butter then you would take the
butter in and it's one more simple step
to clarify it or to form it into ghee
this is 99 to 100 percent milk fat
you've got rid of definitely all the
lactose or the milk sugar you've also
gotten rid of virtually all of the
inflammatory protein that would be left
in dairy and so even if you have a
severe milk allergy whether it's to the
casein or the way over to the lactose
ghee is a usable dairy option for almost
all of us and as I said earlier it's got
a beautiful breakdown of fats 65%
saturated fat which is very good for
your brain your nerves and other body
parts 30% monounsaturated fat and about
5% polyunsaturated fat that's a great
fat distribution for almost every human
on the planet so sum up keep in mind
that when you are a small infant mammal
you can drink milk just fine but it
really needs to be species specific if
you're a human you need to drink human
milk if you're a cow you need to drink
cow milk and so on some of us can
tolerate cow's milk or goat's milk when
were younger but almost all of us lose
the ability to break down the lactose
the milk sugar and milk at some age now
for most people on the planet that's for
me somewhere between 3 and 6 years of
age you give or take it's different for
every person but some of us even
Caucasians notice that as we get older
in our twenties thirties forties are
beyond we are less and less able to
tolerate liquid milk you can get all the
nutrition that you've been told as in
milk from other excellent low low
carbohydrate sources you don't have to
use any dairy whatsoever after you are a
child mammal or older now when you're an
infant mammal you need milk there's no
doubt about it
drinking even cow's milk or go
is infinitely better for your baby than
the crap garbage soy and corn solid
formulas and infant formulas that you
find on the market and toddler formulas
now that trying to even branch out it
and say that your toddler needs formula
absolutely not true your baby needs milk
of some kind preferably human milk now
some of us can get by just fine on
thirty six percent milk fat or higher
dairy some of us need to be full fat
light or 36 percent fat or higher and to
have been acted on by a microbe to bend
the protein molecules so therefore to
make a cheese or a yogurt or kefir some
of us need the milk fat to be even
higher upwards of seventy percent which
you would find in butter at seventy to
eighty percent that's the only dairy we
can eat in any meaningful quantity
without developing inflammation
somewhere in our body and some very few
of us probably less than one percent
need 100 percent milk fat in ghee or
clarified butter and that's the only
place that we can rest on the dairy
spectrum without risking inflammation
somewhere in our body if you know
someone who suffers from migraines from
skin conditions from psoriasis eczema to
just itchy skin if you know someone that
suffers from any gut symptom from also
that colitis to Kremlin's to irritable
bowel you need to share this video with
them because very commonly a doctor will
just attach a diagnosis to a gut symptom
and say oh you've got Crohn's irritable
bowel
ulcerative colitis and not really know
what they're talking about and that can
absolutely be an allergic reaction to
the protein in milk but plus or minus
the reaction to the lactose in milk if
you are not a Caucasian then you already
know what I'm talking about if you're
Asian or African in descent and have
darker colored skin you know you can't
drink dairy you're gonna you're gonna
pay in the restroom later on for that
and that's actually we've been taught
that that's a curse but that's actually
probably a blessing because there are so
many other subtle inflammations that we
get from dairy that you don't have to
suffer from but many Caucasians in the
world
think that and have been told that oh
you can you can eat there you can drink
there it's fine not true alright thank
you so much for sticking around to the
end
this is dr. Barry I'll see you next time
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