MILK HELPS
KIDS GROW.
Real milk is the leading food source for 13 essential nutrients in children 2–18 years of age, including calcium, vitamin D and potassium. Together, these nutrients fuel kids during their critical growth years and beyond.1-2
Experts recommend including one cup of dairy in kids’ diets per day. That’s because decades of research and hundreds of scientific studies support the benefits of milk and milk’s nutrients — especially for growing kids.3
A growing body of research suggests that regularly drinking milk during the growing years (all the way through late teens/early 20s) is associated with greater height in the teen years, while research has linked regularly skipping milk to reduced height and increased fracture rates.4-6
- 1. Food Sources of Energy and Nutrients Among Children in the United States: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.
- 2. Food Sources of Energy and Nutrients of Public Health Concern and Nutrients to Limit with a Focus on Milk and other Dairy Foods in Children 2 to 18 Years of Age: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.
- 3. Optimizing Bone Health in Children and Adolescents.
- 4. Does Milk Make Children Grow? Relationships Between Milk Consumption and Height in NHANES 1999-2002.
- 5. Two-Year Changes In Bone And Body Composition In Young Children With A History Of Prolonged Milk Avoidance.
- 6. Children Who Avoid Drinking Cow's Milk Are At Increased Risk For Prepubertal Bone Fractures.