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  The United States is seeing a significant increase in the numbers of older adults relative to the general population due to people living longer. The average life expectancy for adults in the U.S. is 76 for men and 81 for women-An average of 78.7 overall. This represents an increase of almost 8 years since 1970 (1). During the twentieth century, life expectancy rose from approximately 50 years to over 75 years among the world's wealthiest populations (2). This increase can be attributed to a number of factors including improvements in public health, nutrition and medicine. Vaccinations and antibiotics [...]

  This piece will serve to help you better understand the basics of milk protein composition and various products they are used in. There are many more processes and byproducts than those described below but the purpose of this article is to provide a basic understanding of milk proteins. The process to obtain milk proteins starts with the removal of water from pasteurized skim milk. There are two major proteins in milk: casein and whey. Casein, the major protein, accounts for approximately 80% of the protein. Whey accounts for about 20%.   Casein Casein is obtained from milk by [...]

  Why is it that we associate carbohydrates with energy, equate excess fat with potential cardiac disease and enough protein in the diet with a satisfactory standard of living? Protein is good for us and necessary for life. Perhaps this is what Herbert Hoover was getting at in 1928 when he promised “a chicken in every pot” (1). We now know there are many good alternative sources of protein, such as soy, in addition to milk, eggs, and meat but the meaning is not lost.   What Do Proteins Do? The protein we consume has both a structural and [...]