The AAP agrees with me: Kids, drink your milk!

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The AAP agrees with me: Kids, drink your milk!

Here's something very interesting (and more than a little surprising) from the American Academy of Pediatrics...

According to another recent article in the medical journal Pediatrics, the AAP now maintains that even lactose intolerant kids should still be drinking their milk and eating their cheese.

Apparently, all those vitamins, calcium, minerals, and "good" bacteria in dairy products more than outweigh the diarrhea, flatulence, and bloating that can occur in severe cases of lactose reaction. And as much as I hate to agree with any faction of the mainstream medical establishment, I think they've got a point (sorry, lactose-intolerant kids - it's for your own good)...

And just think about this: The AAP's new position is based on just the few remaining beneficial ingredients left in store-bought, pasteurized (read: stripped down) milk. Imagine how much stronger their case would be if they were recommending full-nutrient raw milk!

Heck, if milk-sensitive kids are going to have to start enduring the discomforts that come with drinking milk, they might as well get ALL the benefits, right? Of course, I won't hold my breath until the AAP endorses raw milk...

That would be just too much to hope for, I think.

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