India, Aug. 2 -- Milk has long been considered a nutritional staple, praised for its protein, calcium and vitamin content. However, not everyone digests it the same way. According to interventional cardiologist Dr Vivek Veeram Reddy, whether milk is good for you depends largely on your body's ability to digest lactose, the natural sugar found in milk. (Also read: Why more young adults are being diagnosed with colon cancer: Oncologist Dr Ravi K Gupta shares risk factors and symptoms )

Explaining the difference between breast milk and animal milk, Dr Reddy shared in his August 1 Instagram post, "We all consume breast milk during infancy, but after that, most of us switch to animal milk. The ability to digest animal milk varies from person ...