Low Fat Milk vs. Whole Milk for Kids
Thursday December 15, 2005
Milk is a great source of calcium, protein and vitamin D for grown ups and kids. Children should drink whole milk when they are switched from formula or breast milk to cows' milk at one year of age, but how long should children continue to drink whole milk? Should children switch to low fat or even non fat milk? Our Pediatric's Guide, Dr. Vince Iannelli looks at when children should switch from whole milk to low fat milk. Read more...Photo by Michael Illuchine
Comments
Give me a break…. kids over 2 years of age should have their calories monitored. Ever since this Low Fat diet came around america has become obese. If your body is growning you need fat. If your body has stopped growing you still need fat. I personaly would feel bad for a child who was raised on a low fat diet after 2 years of age in order to monitor calories. Here is a tip… cut the sugar filled juices.
Thank you montes. I couldn’t agree more. If your kid is fat, I think the last thing I would be worried about is whole milk. You should be concerned about all the high fructose corn syrup and processed foods you are feeding them and the lack of whole fruits and vegetables. That would actually require someone to (gasp) cook! And, as important, they should be active, you know, like kids used to be for all of history up until now, then you wouldn’t need to count calories.
While we are on the topic of milk it is important to also note that regardless of the fat content in milk, the lactose or sugar in all milk can pose a problem for babies using bottles or sippy cups. To learn how to prevent tooth decay in the very young and to read about nursing bottle syndrome go to:
http://www.oralhealthforall.com/thats_my_baby/baby_bottle_tooth_decay_or_nursing_bottle_syndrome.htm
Katherine Keates, RDH
Dental Hygienist
http://www.oralhealthforall.com