As more and more alternatives to dairy milk appear on grocery store shelves, it can become increasingly harder to chose the best product. So a team of researchers went and took a closer look at the effects of drinking one type or another of milk.
Kids That Drank Cow Milk Noted to be Slightly Taller
Scientists at St. Michael’s Hospital in New Jersey conducted this new study. Data for it was gathered from 5,000 children between the ages of 2 and 6 years old. Researchers found that for every cup of non-cow’s milk these kids drank, they were nearly one-half of a centimeter shorter than other children at the same age.Cow’s milk has long been the drink of choice for growing children due to its protein content with 8 grams per cup. However, soy, almond, and cashew milk are starting to become just as common alternatives. Still, the study believes that cow milk might be better for small children.
It points out that this has a higher protein content when compared to the others. Only soy milk comes close with 7 grams of protein per serving. Cashew and almond milk trail at just 2 and 3 grams.Dr. Jonathon Maguire, the author of the study and pediatrician at St. Michael’s, states that the nutritional content of cow milk is regulated in the U.S. and Canada. There is no regulation for nut and soy kinds of milk, so the nutritional content is variable. He also states that parents should consider the protein and calcium content of the type of milk they are buying. This should also be taken into consideration coupled with the child’s overall diet.
Still, the study itself is not without its shortages. As other researchers pointed out, the team did not take into account the children’s diets. Or the type of non-cow milk they consumed, or why they drank it, to begin with. Nonetheless, all scientists agreed that children, especially as they are still in the early growing phases, should have a stable, nutritious diet.
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Remember that strange guy from high-school who never seems to be paying any attention to classes and is completely absorbed by his doodles and sketches? That’s was me 14 years ago. I’ve been drawing for as long as I can remember - according to my mom, since I was in diapers - and that has never changed - except for the diaper part.
For a very long time I thought that animations and graphic design are my calling, but two years ago I got side-tracked and started building an interactive website with a couple of friends. It received instant gratification from fellow internet users, and that’s when I realized that the virtual medium is where I belong.
I can freely share my passions with others, work on ingenious new projects and find the most fascinating information about, well, everything. I spend most of my free time writing reviews for crazy gadgets on ArgyllFreePress, I work as an interactive designer for an independent firm and I also received my Fine Arts degree from the University of Oxford.