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American Children Are Not Consuming Enough Milk Stories

American Children Are Not Consuming Enough Milk

A recent study from Penn State has found that American children are drinking insufficient amounts of milk and the dairy they are choosing to consume are very high in fat. The study examined a children's daily dairy intake and compared it with the U.S. Department of Agriculture's MyPyramid dairy recommendations. The findings revealed that only 2 to 3 year olds met the MyPyramid dairy recommendations. It was also observed that most children choose to eat more of the highest fat varieties of cheese, yogurt, ice cream, and dairy based toppings. (Read more about American Children Are Not Consuming Enough Milk)

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Children & Pain Relief Stories

Children & Pain Relief

When your child gets hurt, and complains of pain, what do you use to treat the hurt and the injury?

A new study looks at three commonly used medicines for kids’ pain…and found which one works best.

You’d think that after decades of using tylenol, ibuprofen, and codeine, we’d have a grasp on which is best for pain due to musculoskeletal injuries--things like bruises, and even fractures.
But there hasn’t been a lot of research into this, which is why this new study sheds a lot of light on the issue. (Read more about Children & Pain Relief)

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Health Wrap - Reports on Calcium, Lawn Moving Accidents, Herbs for lower back pain Stories

Health Wrap - Reports on Calcium, Lawn Moving Accidents, Herbs for lower back pain

A new review of medical literature in the highly regarded Cochrane Library surprisingly casts doubt on the value of supplements and calcium-fortified foods to build stronger bones in kids!

The review shows that supplementing the diet with calcium in healthy children has little benefit for bone health.

They say in the long run, bone mass didn’t improve much.

Pediatricians and parents are concerned with calcium intake because they want to ensure that boys and girls achieve peak bone strength in childhood, a time when kids build bone at an accelerated pace. (Read more about Health Wrap - Reports on Calcium, Lawn Moving Accidents, Herbs for lower back pain)

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