Milk Height Study

New research suggests regularly drinking more milk growing up is associated with an increase in teenage height.

In fact, each additional glass of milk kids drank each day throughout their childhood increased their height at 17 by around .39 centimeters, according to a new study in the journal of nutrition.

Water and other beverages — including 100% fruit juice and sugar-sweetened beverages — didn’t have the same effect.

These findings add to a growing body of research that suggests regularly drinking milk during growing years is associated with greater height in the teen years, while regularly skipping milk or drinking non-dairy milk alternatives is linked to shorter height.

The current dietary guidelines for Americans recommend two cups of milk and milk products every day for kids ages 2 to 3. Two-and-a-half cups for kids 4 to 8. And three cups for kids 9 to 18.

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