Las casomorfinas, similares a los opioides, liberadas de la proteina de la leche de vaca (caseina) podrían participar en el desarrollo de condiciones tales como el autismo, muerte de cuna, diabetes tipo I, psicosis post-parto, trastornos circulatorios y alergias alimentarias.
Bovine casomorphin from cow’s milk is suspected to increase the risk of SIDS (sudden infant death syndrome, or crib death) based on the elevated blood levels in babies suffering acute life-threatening events, and their relative inability to clear it from their systems.
The opiate-like effects of the casomorphin in cow’s milk may have a depressive effect on the respiratory center of infants, and lead to “milk apnea,” in which babies temporarily stop breathing, and are placed at risk for sudden infant death syndrome (crib death).
