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Does milk help bone growth?

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Does milk help bone growth?

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In the United States, milk (usually cow’s milk) is widely considered an “essential food” to support bone growth among post-weaning age children, as evident in government-sponsored nutrition policies that mandate milk for children.

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More calcium doesn’t necessarily increase bone size, but it does increase bone density.

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http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/315/7118/0/a http://www.clinmedres.org/cgi/content/full/3/2/93 Drinking milk helps in increasing bone density and bone mass. In most adolescents, drinking milk helps their bones develope, and it also helps in preventing osteoporosis, because of the calcium, milk helps keep bones strong.