Nutrient-Rich Diet

Avoiding Dairy Due to Lactose Intolerance is Unnecessary in Most Cases and May Pose Diet and Health Risks, Concludes National Institutes of Health Consensus Development Conference Panel


(02/2010)

People may avoid milk and other dairy products due to concerns about lactose intolerance, but eliminating these nutrient-rich foods may not only be unnecessary to manage the condition - it could impact diet and health, concludes a panel of experts assembled by the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
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American Diets
American Diets are Coming Up Short on Potassium

Journal of the American College of Nutrition
(04/2005)

A study published in the April 2005 Journal of the American College of Nutrition suggests that drinking milk is vital to getting adequate amounts of potassium, a nutrient that most Americans don't get enough of. The research conducted at Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska, found that only those people who drank milk met the current recommendations for potassium.

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Nutrient Rich Diet Loosing Weight
Study Suggests Beverage Patterns May 'Make Or Break' Your Diet

FASEB Journal
(04/2007)

Americans are filling their glasses with too many sugary drinks and not enough nutrient-rich beverage choices like lowfat milk, which may be affecting their weight and diet quality, suggests a new study presented today at the Experimental Biology meeting.

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Skim Milk Latte
Nutrition Experts Laud Skim Lattes for Helping Calcium-Deficient Women Drink Their Milk Helping Calcium-Deficient Women Drink Their Milk


(06/2007)

The growing popularity of coffeehouses may be helping to close the calcium gap in this country. Two out of three Americans fail to get enough calcium, which remains one of the nutrients most likely to be lacking in our diets -- particularly among women.

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