Diet has been shown to play an important role in maintaining normal homeostasis in the
human body. Milk and milk products are a major component of the Western diet, but their …

Milk from dairy cows has long provided a high quality source of protein and selected
micronutrients such as calcium to most populations. Recently, a relationship between …

For over 20 years, bovine beta-casein has been a subject of increasing scientific interest
because its genetic A1 variant during gastrointestinal digestion releases opioid-like peptide …

Background A number of randomised in vivo trials have to date investigated the health
impacts of the genetic variants A1 and A2 of bovine β-casein. The primary difference …

Context Various epidemiological studies suggest a positive association between exposure
to cow's milk A1 β-casein protein and risk for noncommunicable chronic diseases. The …

The possible adverse effect of consuming bovine milk with A1 β-casein (but not with A2 β-
casein) on health aspects due to the release of β-casomorphin-7 (BCM-7) is currently under …

Purpose Food-derived bioactive peptides may influence important physiological functions.
An important example is beta-casomorphins, which are opioid peptides derived from A1 …

Beta-casein makes up about 30% of the total protein contained in milk and can be present in
cows' milk in two distinct forms (A1 or A2) or as a combination of the two. The only difference …

Sir, Milk from dairy cows has been regarded as nature's perfect food, providing an important
source of nutrients including high quality proteins, carbohydrates and selected …

This review outlines a hypothesis that A1 one of the common variants of β-casein, a major
protein in cows milk could facilitate the immunological processes that lead to type I diabetes …