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48. More on XO

On The Safety of Raw Milk (with a word about pasteurization)

November 3, 2005

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48. More on XO- See text below

More on XO

  • Another myth : "Homogenization alters XO by making it smaller (somehow). The XO can then access the bloodstream to interact with arterial walls, triggering the deposition of cholesterol and causing atherosclerosis."
  • In 1971, Oster postulated that individuals who drink homogenized milk are prone to atherosclerosis because XO causes a depletion of plasmalogen in cell membranes.
  • Additional research and epidemiological studies, including one by the American Heart Association, led to the conclusion twenty years ago that XO was not associated with atherosclerosis.
  • Homogenization is simply a process whereby a relatively uniform globule size is mechanically imparted to the fat phase in milk.
    
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