Health

Tue Aug 23

Science or Snake Oil: is A2 milk better for you than regular cow’s milk?

Written by Nicholas Fuller, Research Fellow, Clinical Trials Development & Analysis, University of Sydney

We've all heard the recent hype about A2 milk, but what is it? And is it better for us?Wikimedia Commons

The new big thing hitting our supermarket shelves is “A2 milk”. Not only has this resulted in a great debate about whether it is any better for us than regular cow’s milk, but also a bitter feud over labelling between the big...

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