Undoubtedly, the benefits of cow's milk are quite high, however, as the results of a study conducted by German experts show, the use of milk can cause an increase in symptoms in people with multiple sclerosis.

Multiple sclerosis is characterized by damage to the myelin sheath of the nerve fibers of the brain and spinal cord and is an autoimmune disease.. Most often, the disease develops at a young age (14-40 years). At the beginning of the disease, a number of neurological symptoms begin to appear: trembling in the hands, handwriting disorder, unsteady gait, burning sensation, “goosebumps”, tingling on the skin, blurred vision, up to its complete loss. Further, there is a violation of the functions of the pelvic organs, the inability to move independently, paralysis.

Often, the deterioration in the well-being of patients with multiple sclerosis was preceded by the use of milk and dairy products.. In this regard, a group of scientists from the Institute of Anatomy at the University Hospital of Bonn conducted a study that helped determine that the protein in cow's milk contributes to neuronal damage in laboratory rodents.. To do this, various proteins that make up cow's milk were introduced into the body of mice.. With the simultaneous introduction of casein and an effect enhancer into the body of rodents, mice demonstrated various types of neurological disorders.. These changes occurred due to extensive destruction of the myelin sheath (protective layer of nerve fibers). And since the presence of multiple sclerosis in humans is accompanied by an attack by the immune system of the myelin sheath, the effect of casein in this case further exacerbated this process..

“Based on the data obtained, it can be assumed that the ongoing changes in the organisms of mice with multiple sclerosis, under the influence of cow's milk, can cause similar changes in the organisms of people with this disease,” the researchers report..

Also, scientists do not exclude the risk of developing this disease in healthy people in whom casein, in combination with other risk factors, can cause the development of multiple sclerosis..

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