Milk: the whys of its forms in prepared drinks?

[gsyh]

Okay, though I personally prefer homogenized milk, I can see why skim milk is so popular, in canned coffee, in chocolate milk (though I'm like :( over the fact that 99% of chocolate milk is skim milk, rarely 2% chocolate milk, and homogenized chocolate milk is a unicorn)...some of my relatives always drink skim milk because they are concerned about

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[wholuvsya]

From age two, our ped has suggested 2% milk for our kiddos. The only difference between whole and 2% (according to her) is the fat content.

[marzipan_robots]

yep...my brother had serious brain damage when he was born, and his doctors insisted that my mom give him an abundance of whole milk because the fat was good for brain development, and i'm sure the same is true for babies with no brain damage as well since baby's brains develop faster in the first two years than any other time in life.

[wolfden]

Now, they say full fat for first two years these days. I've not seen recommendations beyond that. It's a moot point her as my daughter is 10 and won't touch milk anyways.

When I was a fat, happy baby they put me on skim milk when I was like 6 months.

[chasingtides]

That recommendation depends upon a lot of things. (Additionally, using whole milk instead of cream in things - like egg nog - would be a way of reducing cholesterol risks rather than adding to them.)

[chasingtides]

Heredity might have something to do with it - as a child I was advised to drink 1 or 2% milk (my brother didn't have an option - the goat milk came right from the goat) because of cholesterol problems in the family. However, in high school I developed weight problems along with low blood pressure issues and on came the whole milk.