Too much baby milk... One problem they don't have in Iraq!
Posted on 07/14/2008 12:44:42 PM PDT by Oyarsa
Baby Milk Recommendations Changed 2% Milk OK for Weaned Babies at Risk of Becoming Overweight By Daniel J. DeNoon WebMD Health NewsReviewed by Brunilda Nazario, MDJuly 11, 2008 -- There's been a major change in baby nutrition advice, but it's gone nearly unnoticed.
This week, the American Academy of Pediatrics changed its recommendation that weaned babies be fed whole milk until they're 2 years old.
(Excerpt) Read more at children.webmd.com ...
This is a change? How? I always heard it was whole milk at least until 2 years, they need the milk fat to aid in brain development.
Ahh.. they want them on 1-2% because they fear obesity?
Sorry, but if your kid is obese at 1-2 years old, its not the fat in the milk doing it.
They’ll get my whole milk when they pry it from my cold dead fingers.
(Can’t see how anybody drinks that skim stuff...almost as bad as broccoli — ALMOST.)
You have to read the link.
1% is nasty, why bother?
How can a mother trust this when greedy emotional liberals have conquered science and begun issuing advice?
My daughter's pediatrician recently told her to put the baby on whole milk after she weaned him and for his cereal, etc.
Years ago, my kids' pediatrician told me to put them on 2%. I did, and have been drinking it myself ever since, don't drink much milk but use it for cereal and cooking. Some put their kids on skim milk, hate the stuff.
There is really only one brand of 2% I really like the taste. The rest of it I don't like but buy it when I can't find my regular brand.
A shame. Babies and children need WHOLE milk so their brains can grow.
I feed all my 4 children whole milk only—they range in age from 2 to 12 years old. They are all as skinny as rails.
If the U.S. doesn’t want fat kids, parents should pry them away from the screens, send them outside to play, and quit giving them packaged unhealthy snacks and chips all day long.
Whole milk is a wholesome food.
A link on the same page as the above article:
Kids’ Bones at Risk From Low Vitamin D
http://children.webmd.com/news/20070709/kids-bones-at-risk-from-low-vitamin-d
The article states that it is the result of kids not drinking enough milk, drinking soda pop instead. Everyone I knew as a kid drank whole milk and no one was fat. Soda pop and ding dongs will make you fat, not 3 glasses of whole milk a day.
Firearm Safety for Families
In light of the recent decision by the United States Supreme Court, the American Academy of Pediatrics would like to remind families of steps they can take to keep children safe from firearm-related injury or death:
Its not the milk, its the lifestyle. Give your kids whole milk and send them outside to play.
Sheesh, how hard can that be?
It won't matter. Peter Arnett will report the US military has bombed these milk producing facilities to deny babies nutrition.
Eating fat does not make one fat. And a little brain will not develop properly without lots of cholesterol.
I only drink whole milk too.
The Vitamin D deficiencies are more of a result of those screaming that we must stay out of the sun. People have become so afraid of sun exposure that they’ve forgotten the sun can be good for you. Safe exposure to it gives you all the Vitamin D you need.
As for us, we’ll always drink Whole Milk. I’m trying to go more natural and cut processed foods out of our life. With the exception of getting raw milk from a farmer, organic whole milk is the most natural, least processed you can get in the stores.
My head nearly exploded when the ped told us to switch our son to 2% at age 2. I feed him whole foods and lots of good fats, including whole milk, walnuts, cheese, butter, eggs with yolks, etc. And my kid’s weight is great. It’s excessive processed carbs and high fructose corn syrup, along with inactivity that makes kids (and adults) obese. NOT whole milk. Do these guys know anything about nutrition? Low fat/high carb is a lousy way to feed your body.
Too much baby milk... One problem they don't have in Iraq!
And not enough playing outside.
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