BONE HEALTH

Bone Fractures Less Common in Milk-Drinking Children

(02/2004)

A study published in the February issue of the Journal of the American Dietetic Association found that children who avoided drinking milk for an extended period of time suffered twice the amount of fractures compared to a group of milk-drinking children. This study is the first to link the lack of milk consumption to increased fracture rates in children. Researchers also found that children who didn't drink milk had lower bone mineral density and weighed more, which both increase fracture risk.