Pros and Cons of Gluten-Free, Casein-Free Diets for Autism
What did the most comprehensive double-blind study of diet for autism find, and what are the potential downsides?
All Videos for Casomorphins
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Double-Blind Clinical Trial of Diet for Autism
What happens when autistic children on gluten- and casein-free diets are covertly challenged with wheat and dairy?
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Are Autism Diet Benefits Just a Placebo Effect?
The original randomized, controlled trials of gluten- and casein-free diets may have been complicated by parental expectation bias.
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Gluten-Free, Casein-Free Diets for Autism Put to the Test
What were the results of the first randomized controlled study of a dietary intervention for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)?
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Does A2 Milk Carry Less Autism Risk?
The casomorphins—breakdown products of casein, a milk protein, with opiate-like activity—in bovine milk appear to have opposite effects than those from human breast milk on infant development, but what about A2 cow’s milk?
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Autism and Casein from Cow’s Milk
Casomorphins—breakdown products of casein, a milk protein, with opiate-like activity—may help explain why autism symptoms sometimes improve with a dairy-free diet.
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Does Bovine Insulin in Milk Trigger Type 1 Diabetes?
Is it the casein or the cow insulin that explains the link between milk consumption and the development of type I diabetes?
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Cow’s Milk Casomorphin and Autism
Opiate-like casomorphins liberated from the cow’s milk protein, casein, are accused of participating in the cause of such conditions as autism, crib death, type I diabetes, postpartum psychosis, circulatory disorders, and food allergies.
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Cow’s Milk Casomorphin and Crib Death
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.
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Cow’s Milk-Induced Infant Apnoea
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).
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Is Milk and Mucus a Myth?
Do dairy products contribute to increased mucus (phlegm) production?
