The Senate Agriculture Committee held a hearing on the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act discussing bringing back whole and reduced fat milk back to schools after a ban nearly 15 years ago.

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As Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and several lawmakers push to return whole milk to US schools, experts weigh in on the science behind milk and children’s health.

The Senate Agriculture Committee held a hearing on the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act discussing bringing back whole and reduced fat milk back to schools after a ban nearly 15 years ago.

Between 2019 and 2023, Thompson introduced the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act — a bill that would allow schools to serve whole milk again under the NSLP — three times without success.. In January of ...

The USDA banned whole milk from school lunches in 2012, citing saturated fat concerns. Now, with the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act, lawmakers from both parties say it’s time to rethink that.

Whole milk once had a bad reputation, but many people now prefer it over lower fat options. Emerging research shows that whole milk may have more health benefits than previously believed. Experts ...

As Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and several lawmakers push to return whole milk to US schools, experts weigh in on the science behind milk and children’s health.

Whole milk’s nutritional composition differentiates it from lower-fat dairy in some positive ways. Though on paper, there’s not a lot of nutritional difference between whole and reduced-fat ...

Whole milk has 3.25% to 3.5% milk fat, compared with 1% or 2% in low-fat milk and 0.5% in fat-free milk, according to the American Heart Association.