Some random facts I learned about Horlicks recently, totally unrelated to the article: - Horlicks is a form of gruel, but they don't use the term in their mark

Some random facts I learned about Horlicks recently, totally unrelated to the article: - Horlicks is a form of gruel, but they don't use the term in their marketing because of the negative connotations from Dickens. - Horlicks was supposedly invented to make milk easier to digest for the lactose intolerant. I have no idea if there is a sound scientific basis for that, but the fact it's no longer marketed that way suggests not. Also, the uses mentioned in TFA both make sense. Horlicks is just milk with added malt, both of which are full of calories (good in the morning[1]) and caffeine free (good in the evening). Milk also contains small amounts of melatonin and tryptophan, both of which promote sleep, but the amounts are so small the effect is negligible. [1] There seems to be some evidence that a high carbohydrate breakfast is not a good thing at all, so don't take this as a recommendation. Edit: typo