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submitted 8 months ago by veeesix@lemmy.ca to c/canada@lemmy.ca

"Consumption of milk per capita has gone down every year over the last 30 years," says Sylvain Charlebois, director of the Agri-Food Analytics Lab at Dalhousie University. "Actually, it's gone down by more than 20 per cent since 2015."

While bagged milk is often cited as a unique Canadianism, it's actually not sold west of Ontario. Those who prefer it, however, say it's more cost efficient and some even believe it tastes better.

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[-] nickwitha_k@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 8 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Used to live across the border in Southern BC. Had access to a glass-bottled, "cream-top" (non-homogenized) milk from a local dairy. Fridge life was in-line with regular jugs. Plus, it tasted better and was likely healthier ([EDIT: have not found verification for this at this time] homogenized milk contains fat globules small enough to directly absorb into the bloodstream without digestion, possibly contributing to heart disease).

[-] Randomgal@lemmy.ca 6 points 8 months ago

Do you have a source for the fat molecules bit? That is a wild assertion, crazy if true. But I'm pretty sure fat doesn't work like that.

[-] Revan343@lemmy.ca 3 points 8 months ago

I was thinking the same thing. Fat isn't water (read:blood) soluble, and I have a hard time imagining any significant amount emulsing into your blood stream

[-] nickwitha_k@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 7 months ago

Indeed. It is worth noting that fat globules in dairy aren't JUST lipid. They are really a mixture of lipids, glycolipids, proteins, and other stuff. The glycolipids and proteins have polar and non-polar parts and organize into a membrane around the non-polar (hydrophobic) lipid fraction, keeping it from precipitating out of solution. Effectively, milk fat globules come with their own emulsifiers.

[-] nickwitha_k@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 7 months ago

Have been looking for a reputable source on that - busy on work projects. Might be something that has been shown to be bunk at this point. I did, however, find a few recent interesting papers characterizing the physical structural changes that occur with homogenization. IIRC, the average globule size gets reduced to ~1μm in diameter.

[-] Randomgal@lemmy.ca 2 points 7 months ago

Okay so it's false information, that's what you're saying.

[-] nickwitha_k@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 7 months ago

I would say that it's currently unverified and potentially bunk. Have updated the comment to note this and will do so again if I'm not able to find supporting (non-opinion) academic papers. Thank you for asking for evidence and making me reexamine something that I "know".

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