User:LongLifeMilk/sandbox

Hi

Derivation of the Username
My username is "LongLifeMilk" because I am reliable and resilient. I may not be the most exciting thing on the shelf but I am hugely dependable!

What is Long Life Milk?
Milk will be described as having a 'long life' because it takes a very long time to 'go off', 'go bad'. Fresh milk must always be refrigerated and even then should be consumed within a few days. Long life milk, however, does not need to be stored in a fridge and can usually be stored for several months.

UHT (Ultra-high-temperature) processing is used to sterilise liquid food. The process is also used for fruit juices, cream, soy milk, yogurt, wine, soups, honey, and stews. UHT milk was first developed in the 1960s and became generally available for consumption in the 1970s. Most supermarket milk has been pasteurized and if unopened can keep in the fridge for around a week. Milk that is heated to temperatures above 135ºC (275 °F) can keep as long as six months at room temperature if unopened. But some feel that UHT milk simply does not taste as good.

Like with pasteurisation, most of milk’s nutrients are largely unaffected by UHT, meaning that UHT milk still contains almost the same nutrition bundle as fresh milk, with the exception of some B vitamins which may be a bit lower. Of the main B vitamins in milk, there can be greater losses of vitamin B12 compared to pasteurisation (10-20%), although this can be affected by how long the milk is stored for. Riboflavin levels are not affected by UHT.

Concerns about long-life milk
The University of Reading has published data to suggest that children dependent on UHT milk will lower their potential IQ. The same is said to be true for Organic milk; both have a lower iodine content than conventional milk. The UK population is largely dependent on milk as main source of iodine and such a deficiency in pregnancy is usually linked to poorer cognitive ability in children. While some countries launched campaigns to add iodine to bread or salt, Britain solved its problem by accident with the enrichment of iodine in milk from supplements given to dairy cows.

My Wikipedia history
I started editing Wikipedia pages in December 2018. This started by looking at the home town where I grew up. There was very little written. Some of what was there was just boring, and some was wrong. There were a lot of template messages asking for citations, so I realised that this is something I could help with and make an immediate impact.

I dont really know what else I will edit yet. So much of what I read on Wikipedia is written to such a high quality that I rarely do see the need to change...although now that I have the bug for editting, who knows what I will start to find!