Children who drink dairy alternatives like soy, almond or rice milks are slightly shorter than their peers who drink cow's milk, according to a new study. The study, published Wednesday in the ...

Sarah Todd returned to reporting in January 2025 after being assignment editor at STAT since October 2022. You can reach Sarah on Signal at sarahlizchar.47. From plant-based chocolate milk to fizzy ...

They’re really in uncharted waters. The coastal country of Indonesia is milking its abundance of fish to compensate for a drastic cow shortage for programs like school lunches. As local fishermen off ...

"How much milk should my child drink?" is a question I get asked time and time again — and for good reason. Marketing from the dairy industry combined with conflicting advice from friends and ...

Kids and teens should mostly stick to water and plain milk and avoid drinks with added sugar, artificial sweeteners and caffeine. That's according to new recommendations from a coalition of health and ...

Experts recommend that children and teens drink mostly water and plain pasteurized milk. Children and teens should drink water, plain pasteurized cow’s milk and limited amounts of 100 percent fruit ...

As your toddler graduates from breast milk or infant formula, it can be daunting to know what to feed them to ensure they get all the nutrients they need to grow into a healthy child— especially if ...

This puts a whole new wrinkle in the school choice debate. Upstate New York Rep. Elise Stefanik is proposing a federal law that would require all schools to offer chocolate or other flavored milk in ...

At 152 calories and 8 grams of fat per cup, whole milk looks indulgent, but experts say the story doesn’t end there.

Stacey Leasca is an award-winning journalist with nearly two decades of newsroom experience. She is also the co-founder of Be a Travel Writer, an online course for the next generation of travel ...

Dear Doctor: My family tries to limit dairy products; it just doesn’t make sense to me that, marketing aside, humans should need milk from another species. But now I read that non-cow milk may be ...