Ravenwood - 06/08/05 06:45 AM
Geez, you can't even drink drink milk any more.
Children are urged to drink plenty of milk but a study published on Monday suggests that the more milk that kids drink, the fatter they grow -- and skim milk is a worse culprit than whole milk.Say what?
A survey of more than 12,000 children aged 9 to 14 showed that those who drank more milk weighed more than those who drank less.I wonder if they looked at whether or not more milk was also accompanied by more cookies."Children who drank the most milk gained more weight, but the added calories appeared responsible," the team at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard University in Boston wrote in their report, published in the journal Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine.
But there was a surprising finding.
"Contrary to our hypotheses, dietary calcium and skim and 1 percent milk were associated with weight gain, but dairy fat was not," they wrote.
It could be that the youngsters drink lower-fat milk more freely. Thus, it may not be milk itself but the calories in milk that are to blame, said biostatistician Catherine Berkey, who led the study, in a statement.
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I wonder which group sponsored this study, PETA maybe?
Posted by: John at June 8, 2005 8:07 AMI haven't read the study so I'm just guessing. The study appeared to be based on weight gain. The blurb stated that skim milk caused as much weight gain as whole milk. Maybe, the kids weight gain was really caused by growing denser bones thanks to the calcium. Or as Eric Cartman once said, "I'm not fat, I'm just big-boned."
Posted by: Denise at June 8, 2005 10:21 AMWhat the hell is this, Atkins for kids?
Posted by: roger at June 8, 2005 11:45 AMThe article stated that children who drank 3 or more servings of milk a day showed weight gain.
3 servings of milk is ideal for children...2-3 for adults. I am drawing my own conclusions here, but I bet that parents, thinking that skim milk is fat free but also packed with nutrients, makes a great substitute for soft drinks.
Growing up, my options were water or water. I got milk with breakfast and in dinner recipes. Sometimes, I was allowed a soda or unsweetened iced tea.
I don't think it's the kids....I think it's the parents and their lack of self-education. Since when do kids worry about getting enough calcium? Seriously.
Posted by: Dana at June 9, 2005 9:22 AMInteresting - I drank at least 3 glasses of milk EVERY day from age 3 to age 18. Now, I'm down to just 1 or 2 a day. And I'm NOT fat. Hmmm - I wonder if it is the fact that I actually spent time outside playing? Nah - must just be lucky...of course it is the milk's fault - now all we need are some Weapons of Milk Destruction and we can save the children!
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