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  2. Cottage cheese - Wikipedia

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    Cottage cheese is a curdled milk product with a mild flavour and a creamy, heterogeneous, soupy texture, made from skimmed milk.An essential step in the manufacturing process distinguishing cottage cheese from other fresh cheeses is the addition of a "dressing" to the curd grains, usually cream, which is mainly responsible for the taste of the product.

  3. Type 2 diabetes - Wikipedia

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    Type 2 diabetes (T2D), formerly known as adult-onset diabetes, is a form of diabetes mellitus that is characterized by high blood sugar, insulin resistance, and relative lack of insulin. [ 6 ] Common symptoms include increased thirst, frequent urination, fatigue and unexplained weight loss. [ 3 ]

  4. Fat content of milk - Wikipedia

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    The fat content of milk is the proportion of milk, by weight, [ 1 ]: 266 made up by butterfat. The fat content, particularly of cow 's milk, is modified to make a variety of products. The fat content of milk is usually stated on the container, and the color of the label or milk bottle top varied to enable quick recognition.

  5. Quark (dairy product) - Wikipedia

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    Quark or quarg is a type of fresh dairy product made from milk. The milk is soured, usually by adding lactic acid bacteria cultures, and strained once the desired curdling is achieved. It can be classified as fresh acid-set cheese. Traditional quark can be made without rennet, but in modern dairies small quantities of rennet are typically added.

  6. Lactose intolerance - Wikipedia

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    Lactose intolerance is a consequence of lactase deficiency, which may be genetic (primary hypolactasia and primary congenital alactasia) or environmentally induced (secondary or acquired hypolactasia). In either case, symptoms are caused by insufficient levels of lactase in the lining of the duodenum.

  7. Diabetes - Wikipedia

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    4.2 million (2019) [ 9 ] Diabetes mellitus, often known simply as diabetes, is a group of common endocrine diseases characterized by sustained high blood sugar levels. [ 10 ][ 11 ] Diabetes is due to either the pancreas not producing enough insulin, or the cells of the body becoming unresponsive to the hormone's effects. [ 12 ]

  8. Cheese - Wikipedia

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    The nutritional value of cheese varies widely. Cottage cheese may consist of 4% fat and 11% protein while some whey cheeses are 15% fat and 11% protein, and triple cream cheeses can contain 36% fat and 7% protein. [50] In general, cheese is a rich source (20% or more of the Daily Value, DV) of calcium, protein, phosphorus, sodium and saturated fat.

  9. Type 1 diabetes - Wikipedia

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    Type 1 diabetes (T1D), formerly known as juvenile diabetes, is an autoimmune disease that occurs when pancreatic (beta cells) are destroyed by the body's immune system. [5] Insulin is a hormone required by the body to store and convert blood sugar into energy. [6] T1D results in high blood sugar levels in the body prior to treatment. [7]