Giving children low fat milk, according to the researchers who published their findings in the recent American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, may well be part of the next set of nutritional guidelines to be followed which may alter the perceptions of many regarding milk consumption in children.
Giving children low fat milk may give them leaner muscles
According to study author Dr. Jonathon Maquire, a practicing pediatrician from the St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto, authorities should take a second look into the existing health guidelines and nutritional values that may help people understand better how proper health should be promoted.
This may also be the same direction but just the opposite for children who are obese or overweight, by giving them low-fat milk in their regular diet. The current food guide in Canada suggests two servings of milk or alternatives daily for children between two to eight years old.
Test results show improved efficacy of whole milk and Vitamin D relationship
The study was targeted on 2,746 children averaging three years of age and sought by different health-care practitioners in the city. The study concludes that those who drank whole milk had a lower body mass index score of .72 units compared to those who took 1 and 2 percent milk.
They also found that almost a cup of whole milk generated the same effect on Vitamin D levels equivalent to three cups of 1 percent milk. Vitamin D is essential to growth and bone development among children.
Breast milk is still best for babies
In the long enduring debate on which milk is the best for children, experts believe that breast milk from mothers is still the best- not just for babies, but also for mothers who are returning to work from child-bearing
In a report from the Guardian, the need to provide mothers of new-born children and who decide to breast feed their babies need to be provided with the facilities, as well as an environment that would allow them to combine work and their natural role as mothers to breast-feed their babies.
According to the World Breastfeeding Trends Initiative, women need to be provided with paid breaks either to express milk or breast feed their babies at work. The National Health Service in the United Kingdom recommends that mothers should exclusively breastfeed their babies for the first six months, before introducing milk substitutes or alternatives for babies.
This is bolstered by a recent research conducted by PricewaterhouseCoopers suggests that tens of thousands of women who return to work after maternity leave assume part-time roles, but prefer to work full-time but are not able to do so due to the lack of resources or facilities to allow them to carry on their maternal roles, especially in breastfeeding their babies.
Milk for rehydration
If you think that milk is only good for that nutritious drink that you need for a healthier diet, then you just might be surprised to find out that it can also be a good alternative to water.
Researchers from the University of Birmingham found that like water, milk can be a good refreshing drink to help replenish spent fluids in the body after a hard workout. Their study involved volunteer athletes who took part in the experiment and were made to drink milk instead of water after exercising.
The found that milk allowed the participants to retain fluids longer compared to those who took in sports beverages and even water. A large volume of the sports beverage and water consumed even got expelled in the urine leaving them partially dehydrated.
Due to milk’s nutrient density and high protein content, the fluids that were introduced into the body after the workout were largely yet gradually released into the bloodstream. Similar properties were also found in soy milk.
However, due to the high calorie density of milk, it is strongly suggested that water still works best. Experts suggest that while milk does have the potential to be the best rehydration formula, it should be taken as suggested considering all the calorie and nutritional values that come along with it and make sure not to eliminate the fundamental role of water in rehydration.
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