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Article: Drink you MILK Kids love soda, but their bones cry out for calcium
- Article from:
- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- June 2, 1996
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CopyrightCopyright 1996 The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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You've just polished off a giant chocolate chip cookie.
Chances are, you'll wash it down with a tall, cool glass of . . .
soda?
Milk used to be a natural. Not anymore.
Young children today are drinking less milk than children 20 years
ago, and teenage girls on diets are shunning milk, much to the
dismay of nutritionists.
Milk consumption has decreased markedly across all age and gender
groups since the late 1970s, according to initial results of a
three-year nationwide food consumption survey. The survey, called
"What We Eat in America," was done by the U.S. Department of
Agriculture.
Instead of milk, we're guzzling soft drinks and non-citrus juices.
Soft drink consumption rose by 23% ...