Children drinking cow's milk, above their peers
'11.06.2017'
Source: CNN
The study, published on June 7 American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, showed that children who drink soy, almond, rice or any other milk are slightly shorter than their peers who drink cow's milk, writes CNN.
This is the conclusion reached by Dr. Jonathan Maguire, the lead author of the study and pediatrician at St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto.
“A three-year-old child who consumed 3 cups of non-cow's milk a day is 1,5 centimeters shorter than a child drinking this product,” Maguire said.
The study was conducted with 5 034 healthy Canadian children from 2 to 6 in years from December 2008 to September 2015.
84% of this number of children drank cow’s milk daily, 5% another, and the other both types of drinks.
According to the report of physicians, children who consumed cow's milk were 0,4 centimeters higher than the rest. Usually daily consumption of a cup of cow's milk is associated with an increase in height per centimeter 0,2 compared with the average.
According to experts, the reason for the positive effect of the product on the growth of children lies in the richness of cow's milk protein. So, 2 cups of cow's milk contain 16 grams of protein, which is 100% of the daily protein requirement for an 3-year-old child.
“Maybe kids who don't drink cow's milk will catch up with time, or maybe not. Time will tell, ”the scientist said.
