A critical review of the role of milk and other dairy products in the development of obesity in children and adolescents.

ABSTRACT: Existing reviews suggest that milk and other dairy products do not play a role in the development of obesity in childhood, but they do make an important contribution to children's nutrient intake. It is thus curious that public health advice on the consumption of dairy products for children is often perceived as unclear. The present review aimed to provide an overview of the totality of the evidence on the association between milk and other dairy products, and obesity and indicators of adiposity, in children. Our search identified forty-three cross-sectional studies, thirty-one longitudinal cohort studies and twenty randomised controlled trials. We found that milk and other dairy products are consistently found to be not associated, or inversely associated, with obesity and indicators of a

SUBMITTER: Dougkas A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6536827 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature