Skim milk causes obesity in children

Skim milk does not protect children against weight gain, the researchers found both of Virginia School of Medicine. In contrast, for the child's waist useful to use the traditional fat milk.

American scientists have concluded that at first sight seems paradoxical: to combat overweight children do not need to drink low-fat and full-fat milk. The study showed that if the two-year regularly receive skimmed milk Then later (in four years) are more likely to suffer from a set of extra kilos.

This is due to a much more time-consuming feeling of satiety, which occurs in children after drinking whole milk. The longer the child feels full, the less attracted to any snacks, and the less eating. After skim milk   satiety lasts very long, and even though the this drink contains much fewer calories than milk fat, in the end the child is still eating more.

In general, in the use of skimmed milk the risk of obesity in the child grew by 57%, the study found. Interestingly, in the United States American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Heart Association recommends that parents of young children to give them skim milk after two years for the prevention of obesity, but in the UK children under five years old are advised to drink fat milk. British experts believe that the skim milk is not enough nutrients that children need to compensate for the energy needed for growth.

Russia has traditionally been very popular among parents enjoyed fat milk, although in recent years, sales of low-fat is also steadily rising. (READ MORE)

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