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Article: How dairy foods are nutritional bang for the buck
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- The Hindustan Times
- Article date:
- July 2, 2009
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Washington, July. 2 -- A daily consumption of dairy products like milk, cheese, and yogurt can provide a unique package of nine essential nutrients at a low cost per serving, according to a recent review.
Several prominent nutrition researchers have detailed an updated review of the health benefits of consuming dairy foods, which contributes to the well-established evidence that consuming three to four daily servings of dairy foods each day is a convenient and affordable way to get several key nutrients.
Dairy products help in improving the following:
Child nutrition
Children and adolescents between the ages of 9-18 need, on average, four servings of dairy foods a day to meet calcium ...