On a nutritional level, the idea is that the fatty acid profile of cow’s milk is more brain-protective than full-fat milk and skimmed milk, which was the driving factor in reducing the risk of depression and anxiety.
Findings from the decade-long study carried out by researchers at Southern Medical University in Guangzhou, China, found that semi-skimmed cow’s milk drinkers were 12 per cent less likely to be depressed and 10 per cent less likely to experience anxiety.
Brand new research which analysed the diets of more than 350,000 Brits, showed that plant-based milk drinkers could be more susceptible to depression compared with traditional milk drinkers.
But on the flip side many of us are unable to digest cow’s milk thanks to its high lactose content, which can bring its own set of problems including aggravating skin health and impeding digestion.
Cow’s milk also contains vitamin D which is a crucial nutrient that plays a role in mood regulation and calcium which has been found to help increase levels of the happy hormone serotonin.
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