Children drinking low-fat milk gain similar amount of weight as those drinking whole
Perhaps whole milk makes children feel full so they don't reach for the chips or other snacks.
By University of Virginia Health System
Preschoolers who are given low-fat milk, as recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics, are more likely to be overweight or obese than children given 2 percent or whole milk and, over time, gain weight at a similar rate as children drinking 2 percent or whole, new research at the University of Virginia School of Medicine suggests.