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

'D' ficient teens need more milk

Researchers in Boston have found that teens are not getting enough vitamin D from the foods they eat. In a year-long study of more than 300 healthy teen boys and girls, nearly one quarter were found to be vitamin D deficient. Since childhood and adolescence is a time when vitamin D is critical for calcium absorption and bone growth, experts recommend that attention be paid to optimizing dietary vitamin D intake during these years. In this study, nutrition assessment and lab data showed that vitamin D levels increased with increased milk consumption. Milk's impact on vitamin D levels is especially significant during the winter and spring months in northern climates when decreased exposure to sunlight slows the body's ability to produce vitamin D. (Editor's note: The number one source of vitamin D in the American diet is fortified milk.)

Gordon, C.M., et al. Prevalence of vitamin D deficiency among healthy adolescents. Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine. 2004;158:531-537.