The survey tracked the long-term health of a population of American kids born in 2001, and the researchers interviewed the caregivers and parents of the kids when they were 2 and again when they were 4 about what kind of milk the kids drank: skim, 1% semi-skimmed milk, 2% milk, full fat milk or soy.

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Autopsy results showed that Mary had a stomach full of milk, while the two boys had eaten corn puffs, Sanchez said.

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Once children begin drinking cow's milk, they should be given full-fat milk until they are five.

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These love to pretend that they live in one of the world's toughest urban jungles, beset by warring gangs and malevolent Nature, when, in reality, the biggest danger they face is that the person behind the counter at Starbucks might mis-hear their order for a double tall, decaf, non-fat latte with a vanilla shot and make their coffee with full-fat milk by mistake.

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It's possible, for example, that the fat in whole milk may help kids to feel more full, and therefore eat fewer calories in a day than those who drink skim milk.

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"There are two kinds of marriage: full marriage and the skim-milk marriage, " she said.

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And how nice that nearby was the bread and the milk and a walnut snuffbox full of tobacco!

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The protective effect of an early pregnancy is thought to be due to the fact that a first, full-term pregnancy stimulates the full differentiation of the cells lining the milk ducts, where most breast cancers arise.

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The milk is not easily obtainable in the UK and judging by its full-on taste, we're not likely to be seeing Britain's bovine stocks replaced with these desert-loving creatures any time soon.

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