Is Goat Cheese Safe?

[alamaz]

Right now I'm CF but used to eat quite a bit of goat cheese and was wondering if it would be okay on the gluten-free/CF diet. What is the major differences between regular cow's milk cheese and goat cheese?

thanks,

Amy

[georgie]

This site explains a bit. I am trialling small amounts of goats milk cheese at the moment , and it seems to be OK for me. Goats Milk is A2. And milk from Jersey cows is believed to be mostly A2 as well.

A1 vs A2 milk

Another aspect of the milk is whether the beta-casein component of the protein is A1 type or A2 type. Although it's not conclusive at this stage, research done at Lincoln University, in New Zealand, has shown correlations between A1 milk and diseases such as heart disease and Type 1 diabetes. These diseases have no such correlations with A2 milk.

Originally, all milk was A2. About 5000 years ago there was a mutation in Europe and the A1 genes spread through cow herds. These days:

* Goats and sheep milk is equivalent to A2 milk, as is human milk.

* Heirloom breeds tend to have more A2, newer breeds - A1.

* Different countries have a different mix between the two. For example, Iceland is mainly A2, where Finland is more A1. the level of heart disease is higher in Finland.

* Masai and other African cattle only produce A2 milk, which is significant when you consider that the Masai are very healthy on a diet of mainly meat, blood and fermented milk, with little heart disease.

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