On the shelves, it's refrigerated, but how does a body keep milk from going bad inside it?

Answer 1

If you mean while the milk is still in the body of the creature that produced it, then the milk is likely protected by the immune system of that creature from microscopic organisms that could potentially endanger the drinker. Once drunk, suffice it to say that the digestive tract is a hostile environment indeed, and while the milk is physically broken down, we don't notice it because it happens to all of our food that we eat.

Keep in mind, too, that what we might consider "bad" milk may have nothing actually wrong with it. Natural milk consists of both fluids and some solids; this is the basis of making cheese, for instance. Before being bottled, milk for drinking is "homogenized", which means made into a single consistency with the solid evenly distributed. Given time, though, it will form lumps again (i.e., curdle) and most people will then throw the milk away even though by itself that doesn't harm the milk or the drinker. Not for the squeamish: in fact, curdled milk is considered a delicacy in some places.

Answer 2

Milk does go bad in a persons body, that's what happens when you drink it. Enzymes break down the lactose molecules into smaller constituents which are used a metabolites or food for cells. This is just a more energetically useful way of "spoiling" milk. If you are talking about a mothers milk, the lactose molecule is synthesized by a different set of enzymes and since it occurs on a regular basis, the milk doesn't spoil. If molecules start to break down, they are reused or recycled in the body.

A point worth noting is that milk can decay without the presense of bacteria. This is free radical decay.

Answer 3

By digesting it. Your stomach and intestines break the milk down before it has a chance to "sour".

Technically, milk will "sour" when it is combined with an acid such as in your stomach. This really only makes the milk "curdle", i.e. the solids gel together. If done outside your body, this is bad because it indicates that presence of bacteria which will be harmful to a person. If done in your stomach, there are no harmful effects.

Answer 4

The Lansinoh storage bag instructions say this: Room temp - 10 hours In a refridgerator - 8 days In a freezer compartment interior refridgerator door - 2 weeks In a freezer compartment with separate door - 3-4 months In a separate deep freezer - 6 months or longer additionally, while waiting to apply, breastmilk should not be microwaved, yet thawed out decrease than heat water. it is likewise commonly used for the milk to chop up. It has no longer long previous undesirable, it in basic terms desires to be nicely shaken.

Answer 5

By digesting it. But if you are talking about breast milk, that is sterile until it reaches outside air so the temperature does not matter. What matters is exposure to bacteria and the fact that warm temp helps it grow and cold slows it down.

Answer 6

By digesting it. People who are lactose intolerant can't digest the sugars in milk. Bacteria then consume the sugars creating gas and flatulence. In essence, the milk rots inside your digestive system instead of being digested.

Answer 7

it does go bad after you drink it. everything you consume rots in our bodies. its part of the digestive process. ever threw up milk? its spoiled if it stayed down long enough. the fact that dairy and meat rot is one of the reasons fecal matter is so smelly. :-)

Answer 8

Good question! Try to be more precise, though. You see how people answered your question. Some thinking it is about digestion and some, correctly, thinking it is about lactation.

Answer 9

baking powder

Answer 10

everyone is wrong that answered your question, milk magically disapears when you swallow it