How Much Milk...
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| Thu, 12-20-2012 - 10:19am |
... does your child drink each day?
MONDAY, Dec. 17 (HealthDay News) -- Drinking two cups of milk a day gives toddlers
adequate amounts of vitamin D without lowering their iron levels, according to new research.
Vitamin D and iron are crucial nutrients, especially for toddlers' growing brains and bodies. In this study, researchers confirmed that there's a tradeoff between the two when consumption of cow's milk exceeds two cups a day.
"We found that ... around two cups a day is appropriate. For the average child, any more milk than that seems to reduce iron stores," explained study author Dr. Jonathon Maguire, a pediatrician and scientist at St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto.
http://www.ivillage.com/keep-tots-milk-2-cups-day-study/6-a-509171
Interesting! Does your toddler get enough? Too much? How many cups a day does he/she drink?
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My DD usually gets about 1 cup a day at dinner time. She does have some other calcuim rich things though, loves cheese and yogurt..
we still nurse she does get some whole milk but it varies and isnt daily