date:Mar 21, 2013
The choice of low-fat over whole milk does not lower obesity rates in children, according to a new study published in Archives of Disease in Childhood.
Researchers examined milk consumption and body weight in 10,700 children at ages 2 and 4 as part of the Early Childhood Longitudinal Survey, Birth Cohort (ECLS-B). Those children who drank 1 percent or skim milk were more likely to be overweight or obese.
The American Academy of Pediatrics' recommendations to choose low-fat milk as a way to m