Milk % And Childhood Obesity

[sharlan]

I've said this all along.......

http://news.yahoo.com/skim-milk-may-not-lower-obesity-risk-among-160018893.html

[Heidi]

I don't even need to read it.... I was yelling along with you all along!

My argument is "we" are not fat because we drink whole milk. We are fat because we eat fast & processed food, drink soda, and have goodies at our disposal at all times.

[MrsSteinel'sHouse]

Duh!!! Like we all didn't know that!

[mom2many]

I have to agree! My 3 kids grew up on whole milk and they never had a weight issue and are still very thin adults. We never had 1% milk in our home till recently.

They also didn't watch much tv, play nintendo or eat junk/fast food either, BUT were active in sports & dance.

I'm all for healthy, but sometimes I think common sense gets thrown out the window!

[MNMum]

HAHAHA! I didn't read the article. I can't believe our Government really thought switching to skim milk would fix things.

[Country Kids]

We used to get milk straight from the dairy and never had a weight problem. I never really gained weight till I was in my mid 30's and had 5 babies!

Just eat how healthy and you should be fine!

[Jewels]

I drank whole milk until I was 16, never once overweight!

[crazydaycarelady]

I also give the kids whole milk (but I keep low-fat in the fridge for when the FP looks in there.) The body needs fat to absorb the calcium too!

[Play Care]

I LOVE whole milk. I hate that I have to feed the dc kids 1% (or skim which I won't do!) because they are used to whole milk at home so in the sink it goes.

[nannyde]

I love whole milk especially straight from the cow. I didn't want to switch my two and ups down to the lower fatted but I had to bcuz of the food program. If I weren't on the food program I would do whole till age 5.

[sharlan]

The State of California does not allow us to give kids anything besides 1%. I have pretty much given up on giving the kids milk. They will eat it with their cereal but will not drink a glass of it. I went from 6 gals of 2% to 3 gals of 1% a week. Most of that is drank by my sil in his coffee.

My kids grew up on the dreaded Kool-Aid and whole milk. Both were scrawny kids until PCOS hit when they were teens. Both have documented endocrine issues.

[Meyou]

We only drink full fat straight from the farm milk. Milk fat has NOTHING to do with childhood obesity.

[renodeb]

I' am no surprised at all by those results. We are a fast food society, thats why we are fat! Interesting article though.

[littlemommy]

I am moving to a new city, and will be doing daycare there also. This is one reason I'm thinking of NOT joining the food program. Some of their regulations are ridiculous.

[countrymom]

I don't even need to read it.... I was yelling along with you all along!

My argument is "we" are not fat because we drink whole milk. We are fat because we eat fast & processed food, drink soda, and have goodies at our disposal at all times.

omg where is the like button. You are so right!