Milk is one of the foods that children can’t grow up without, and many mothers believe that milk provides many of the nutrients that children need to grow up. However, studies have now found that milk is not entirely good for children. So how much milk is the most appropriate amount for your child to drink each day? How old can a baby drink milk? Once a child reaches the age of one, doctors begin to recommend a varied diet (including a glass of milk or yogurt a day, and a small amount of cheese, etc.) to get enough calcium, potassium, vitamins D and B, etc. Theoretically, children can get these nutrients through other foods, but because of the high nutrient content of milk, just one glass of milk can meet most of a child’s nutritional needs. And children also need the right amount of fat in their food to promote brain development. But some nutritionists and doctors are concerned that too much saturated fat in milk is not a good thing. One cup of whole milk includes roughly 8 grams of fat and 30 milligrams of cholesterol. Given the growing number of overweight children, the concern is that high-fat milk increases their risk of obesity and heart disease later in life. In fact, the American Academy of Pediatrics currently recommends that children who are overweight or at risk for high cholesterol start drinking milk with 2% fat at age one and begin switching to 1% fat after a year. Milk is so high in calories that, in theory, children who like milk can also get their richness through other beverages or foods. Do humans have to drink milk? In addition to the weight issue, others contend that we don’t have to drink milk. Throughout history, for the past 5,000 years, scientists believe that genetic mutations have caused some adults to tolerate the strange taste of milk. In the United States and some European countries today, most adults already have the necessary enzymes to digest milk, but in the rest of the world, about seventy-five percent of people still get sick after drinking milk. Because lactose intolerance is so common, milk is not a necessary beverage in our lives, except as infants. The nutrients in breast milk change in fat content as a child grows, but this does not happen with milk. Milk just fits perfectly with the development of a young calf, but is not necessarily necessary for human growth. It’s confusing, though, but there is also evidence that a significant number of people are vitamin D deficient – which can lead to many potentially significant public health problems, such as the extremely high incidence of cardiovascular disease, cancer, and other chronic diseases. While sunlight is the best supplier of vitamin D, milk, orange juice, and wild fish, are our primary food sources. What is the best amount of milk for children to drink each day? Most doctors agree that milk is a good choice for a toddler if he is no longer drinking breast milk. And a variety of dairy products will provide him with the nutrients he needs to live. What is the best amount of milk for children to drink each day? Take a cue from the USDA’s latest dietary guidelines, “My Plate. In the “My Plate” chart, dairy products are just a small cup, while vegetables and fruits make up half of the plate. Milk has its place, but it’s no longer the centerpiece of a meal. Perhaps a cauliflower or a bushel (56 pounds) of Swiss chard instead of milk is the symbol of our health. Recent studies by nutritionists at the University of Vermont show that the ideal amount of milk for a child to drink in the first 2 months of life is 150 ml per kilogram of body weight per day if the child’s basic milk needs are calculated by weight; 3-6 months, no more than 900 ml per day; 7-12 months, a total of 600-800 ml per day. for toddlers 1-3 years old, no less than 600 ml per day is recommended. 3 For babies over the age of 3 years, one glass of milk per day. If you still want to supplement with more dairy products, drink another small cup (100ml-150ml) of yogurt. The total daily intake of dairy products is recommended to be no more than 500 ml. If there are enough vegetables and fruits in the diet and less sweets, even if you do not drink milk, there are plenty of foods with high calcium content and it is not necessary to drink milk. It is wrong to let children drink milk as water. And milk is rich in calcium, but is iron-poor food, and easy to flatulence, affect appetite, so do not drink too much a day. Four reasons why children should not drink more milk 1, the proteins in milk easily make people allergic Milk or dairy products (cheese and cream) contain many proteins that can easily make people allergic, such as: atopic dermatitis, nose allergies, nasal congestion, asthma, food allergies, otitis media, tonsillitis, indigestion, diarrhea, bloating, abdominal pain and constipation. According to statistics, milk is the culprit in the list of chronic food allergies, and chronic food allergies are the basis of all allergies. The proteins contained in milk produce toxins in the human intestine due to spoilage on the one hand, and immune complexes due to allergies on the other hand, causing leaky gut syndrome and causing more intestinal leakage of incompletely digested proteins, allergens and toxins into the blood vessels, creating more serious problems. 2. 90% of adults are lactose intolerant Most adults are lactose intolerant and lack the enzymes in their bodies to break down milk. The lactose and casein in milk have specific enzymes in infants – lactose and curd to break it down, but when the milk teeth come in at age 3, this enzyme disappears and is no longer secreted for the rest of its life, so drinking milk after age 3 can easily cause indigestion. 3, the protein in milk is not easy to digest Casein accounts for 82% of milk and is extremely difficult to be digested in the human stomach, which is the main cause of indigestion and diarrhea in infants and children. Cows have four stomachs, through continuous regurgitation, to digest the casein, but people only have one stomach, it is very difficult to digest casein. 4, the proportion of protein in milk is different from human The casein in human milk accounts for 40%, but the casein in milk accounts for 82%. The biggest role of casein is to make people grow up quickly, so calves are born with double the weight each month, full 3 months has been to 8 times as much. So drink milk babies grow white and fat, it is true, but this fat is false fat, not solid, and drink milk children only grow meat not brain. On the contrary, babies who drink mother’s milk only double their weight at 6 months of age, but they grow stronger and more responsive.