MILK HELPS
KIDS GROW.
Real milk is the leading food source for 9 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
Nutrition experts recommend that children aged 2 and older consume 2 to 3 servings of dairy per day, based on their age. That’s because decades of research and hundreds of scientific studies support the benefits of milk and milk’s nutrients—especially for growing kids.2
A growing body of research suggests that regularly drinking milk during the growing years (all the way through late teens to 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.3-5
- 1. 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.
- 2. Optimizing Bone Health in Children and Adolescents.
- 3. Does Milk Make Children Grow? Relationships Between Milk Consumption and Height in NHANES 1999-2002.
- 4. Two-Year Changes In Bone And Body Composition In Young Children With A History Of Prolonged Milk Avoidance.
- 5. Children Who Avoid Drinking Cow's Milk Are At Increased Risk For Prepubertal Bone Fractures.