Can you Drink Milk on an Empty Stomach？

Milk is a nutrient suitable for all ages. Many people have the habit of drinking one cup of milk every day. Milk contains a very comprehensive nutritional component, and easy to be absorbed by the human body. But at what time of the day do you drink milk to maximize your body's absorption?

1. Drink Milk Before Going to Bed

The amount of calcium per 100 ml of milk is 104 mg, which is easily digested and absorbed by the body. Calcium, vitamin B and other nutrients in milk, these nutrients can help us prevent insomnia. With the same calories, milk has a stronger sense of satiety. A small glass of milk can effectively alleviate hunger and avoid sleeplessness in the famine before going to bed. Therefore, it is a good choice to drink milk in a milk cup before going to bed, not only to supplement the human body's demand for calcium at night, promote sleep, but also to prevent gallstones.

2. Drink Milk in the Morning

Milk contains about 3% protein and fat, and about 4.5% lactose. When the body needs energy, it consumes carbohydrates first, then fat, and finally protein. Drinking milk in a breakfast milk cup in the morning and eating it with cereal staple foods can enhance the nutritional value of breakfast, delay the rise of blood sugar after meals, and effectively delay the arrival of hunger after a few hours.Therefore, there is no problem with drinking a cup of milk at breakfast, especially for people who want to lose weight or have diabetes.

3. Drink Milk on an Empty Stomach

People with lactose intolerance who drink milk on an empty stomach are prone to bloating and even abdominal pain and diarrhea. If you eat some other food before drinking milk, the discomfort will be mild. It is not obvious when drinking milk on an empty stomach. For people without lactose intolerance, there is no problem at all.

In fact, drinking milk in the morning, noon and evening has different benefits to the body. After getting up in the morning, a breakfast with a glass of milk may help the body moisten the intestine and relieve constipation. At noon, drinking a cup of milk may help relieve the fatigue of morning work and refresh your mind. Drinking a cup of milk before going to bed at night may help the brain get to sleep faster. However, the best time to drink milk in a day is half an hour before bedtime, because drinking milk at this time may increase the synthesis of tryptophan, which is easily absorbed by the body, better promote sleep and relieve physical fatigue.

Although milk is delicious and nutritious, most of the milk currently on the market is processed milk. It is recommended that you drink more milk in the form of milk powder or drink some yogurt. Master the correct way to drink milk, so that the nutritional value of milk is fully absorbed, and the body is strong!