Child Nutrition

• American Academy of Pediatrics Recommends Dairy for Children with Lactose Intolerance
• School Meals and Nutrition
• Flavored Milk

Calcium and Bone Health

• Exercise and Good Diet Can Assist Bone Health
• African Americans Not Getting Enough Calcium
• First Ever Surgeon General's Report on Bone Health

Weight Management

• Dairy Helps Weight Loss
• Two New Studies Show the Positive Influence of 3 Servings of Dairy a Day

Hypertension

• Eating Dairy Lowers Systolic Blood Pressure
• National High Blood Pressure Education Program Updated Recommendations
• The DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) Diet

Nutrition Research

National High Blood Pressure Education Program Updated Recommendations

The National High Blood Pressure Education Program has recently updated its recommendations for prevention. The new recommendations include adequate intake of potassium and an eating pattern rich in fruits, vegetables, and lowfat dairy products (reduced in saturated and total fat), similar to the DASH diet, which recommends a diet of eight to 10 servings of fruits and vegetables and three servings of lowfat dairy products like milk, cheese and yogurt. The advisory also recommends reducing excess body weight, increasing physical activity and limiting consumption of sodium and alcohol.

Whelton, P.K. et al. Primary prevention of hypertension, Clinical and public health advisory from the National High Blood Pressure Education Program. Journal of the American Medical Association. 2002; 288: 1882-1888.