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Children given whole milk have a 39% lower risk of becoming overweight or obese. Canadian researchers publishing in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition report this conclusion from their meta-analysis of 28 studies and nearly 21,000 children 1-8 years of age.

This finding flies in the face of current pediatric recommendations to switch from whole milk with 3% fat to reduced fat milk ranging from <1% to 2% fat. My take: show your pediatrician this study and inquire about continuing whole milk after age 2 particularly if your child and family have risk factors for obesity. Then cut out the fat by avoiding fried foods.

Shelley M Vanderhout, Mary Aglipay, Nazi Torabi, Peter Jüni, Bruno R da Costa, Catherine S Birken, Deborah L O'Connor, Kevin E Thorpe, Jonathon L Maguire. Whole milk compared with reduced-fat milk and childhood overweight: a systematic review and meta-analysis. The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2019; DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/nqz276

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