|
|
Article: Got Milk Anyway?; New Guidelines: Kids Who Are Lactose-Intolerant Should Be Offered Smaller Amounts of Dairy Foods to Boost Calcium Intake
- Article from:
- The Washington Post
- Article date:
- September 19, 2006
- Author:
CopyrightThis material is published under license from the Washington Post. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Washington Post. (Hide copyright information)
|
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has new advice for
parents of lactose-intolerant children: Give milk a chance.
New guidelines from the academy recommend that children with
lactose intolerance try not only milk but other dairy products such
as cheese and yogurt. The guidelines, which pediatricians and
pediatric gastroenterologists often consult when deciding how to
treat children and advise parents, appear in the September issue of
the journal Pediatrics.
While the guidelines' authors received no dairy industry funding,
the AAP has received dairy industry support for calcium and
nutrition education programs.
"We felt we needed more emphasis on the fact that you could
tolerate some ...