Based on the results, DeBoer and his colleagues suggest that current recommendations on milk be reconsidered, especially since the relationship between milk and the calories that children consume may be more complicated that previously thought.

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But especially among younger elected officials, memories of Milk are beginning to fade.

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Packaged snacks became the new banner-food for convenience (no bowl needed, hold the milk), and business is booming, especially internationally.

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Clearly it is frustrating for them - especially as they argue there is plenty of demand for the milk they are happy to supply.

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The tongue is especially useful when it comes to beverages, such as fruit juices, milk, coffee, mineral water, wine and soft drinks.

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Of course, it's plausible that the culture came first drinking milk gave some advantage to all, because milk has nutrition other than lactose in it, but it especially benefited adults with mutations that allowed lactose digestion.

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The added calories in milk may not end up being such an important contributor to weight gain, especially among young children.

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Soy foods--such as milk, tofu, and edamame--are rich in naturally occurring estrogens (especially isoflavones) that can mimic the effects of estrogen in the female body.

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