Nutrition and Health

• Take Steps Now to Prevent Osteoporosis
• Eating Dairy Lowers Systolic Blood Pressure
• Milk - The healthy punch
• Milk, Cheese and Yogurt: The Power of Nine
• Limiting dairy can cause weak bones
• DASH to the Diet - Hypertension and you
• Dairy products and immunity - There is a link
• Milk: What makes it so good for you?
• Calcium: Where else to find it besides milk
• So you're lactose intolerant - What does that mean?

Children

• 'D' ficient teens need more milk
• More Evidence That Milk Makes Bones Stronger
• Drink Milk: Your Kids Are Watching!
• Children and dairy - The earlier the better
• Dairy is key to promoting healthy bones
• Plenty of reasons to smile about flavored milk

Weight Control

• Dairy's role in weight management
• Moderate, regular eating decreases obesity risk
• Calcium enhances weight loss efforts

Health and Nutrition

Milk, Cheese and Yogurt: A Powerful Nutrient Package

Together, Milk, Cheese and Yogurt Provide NINE Essential Nutrients:

CALCIUM - Helps build and maintain strong bones and teeth and plays an important role in nerve function, muscle contraction and blood clotting.

POTASSIUM - Regulates the body's fluid balance, helps maintain normal blood pressure and is needed for muscle activity and contraction.

PHOSPHORUS - Helps strengthen bones and generates energy in body cells.

PROTEIN - Builds and repairs muscle tissue and serves as a source of energy during high-powered endurance exercise.

VITAMIN D - Helps promote the absorption of calcium and enhances bone mineralization.

VITAMIN A - Helps maintain normal vision and skin and helps regulate cell growth and maintains the integrity of the immune system.

VITAMIN B12 - Helps build red blood cells that carry oxygen from the lungs to working muscles.

RIBOFLAVIN (Vitamin B2) - Helps convert food into energy a process crucial for exercising muscles.

NIACIN (or niacin equivalent) - Important for the normal function of many enzymes in the body and is involved in the metabolism of sugars and fatty acids.