{"id":1174,"date":"2020-06-04T11:18:52","date_gmt":"2020-06-04T11:18:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/helpyou.to\/en\/?p=1174"},"modified":"2021-05-11T06:09:18","modified_gmt":"2021-05-11T06:09:18","slug":"12000-doctors-say-guidelines-recommending-cows-milk-are-harmful-to-children","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/helpyou.to\/en\/12000-doctors-say-guidelines-recommending-cows-milk-are-harmful-to-children\/","title":{"rendered":"12,000 Doctors Say “Guidelines Recommending Cow’s Milk Are Harmful to Children\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM)\u2014a medical group that counts 12,000 doctor members\u2014issued a demand to American Heart Association (AHA) President Robert Harrington, MD to withdraw the AHA\u2019s recommendation that children consume cow\u2019s milk.<\/p>\n

The American Heart Association (AHA) currently has guidelines recommending cow\u2019s milk as a healthy drink for kids younger than five years old.<\/p>\n

Under its \u201cHealthy Drinks, Healthy Kids\u201d initiative, the AHA\u2014in partnership with groups American Academy of Pediatrics and American Nutrition and Dietetics\u2014recently issued new guidelines that promote both human breast milk and cow\u2019s milk to children between the ages of zero and five and discourage the consumption of plant-based milk.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile we support the recommendations for breast milk and water. However, the guidelines promoting cow\u2019s milk are harmful to children,\u201d Susan Levin, MS, RD, a registered dietitian with PCRM, said.<\/p>\n

The AHA regularly receives annual payments from the National Dairy Council for membership in AHA\u2019s Industry Nutrition Forum. \u201cIt is important to note, too, that these new guidelines on preferred beverages for children that favored milk were funded in part by the dairy industry,\u201d Levin said. PCRM points out that cow\u2019s milk is the top source of saturated fat in children\u2019s diets, does not improve bone health, and is not suitable for more than 10 million children who struggle with dairy allergies. Lactose intolerance (the inability to digest the sugar found in milk) affects more than 65 percent of the human population.<\/p>\n

In addition, several\u00a0studies<\/a>\u00a0have pointed out that milk does not contribute to bone health and is linked to obesity, diabetes, heart disease, and some cancers.<\/p>\n

\u201cCalcium is an essential nutrient but if children get calcium from milk, they miss the beta-carotene, iron, and fiber in vegetables,\u201d Levin said. \u201cChildren can get all the calcium they need from non-dairy sources such as beans, tofu, broccoli, kale, collard greens, breads, cereals, and non-dairy, calcium-fortified beverages, without any of the health detriments associated with dairy product consumption.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to PCRM, the National Dairy Council is known to make annual membership payments to the American Heart Association, which the group argues has encouraged the committee to chalk out guidelines that favor dairy milk over non-dairy alternatives.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is important to note, too, that these new guidelines on preferred beverages for children that favored milk were funded in part by the dairy industry,\u201d Levin highlighted.<\/p>\n

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