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National physicians group pushes petition to ban milk from schools

The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, a national vegan and physician group based out of D.C., has filed a petition [1]with the U.S. Department of Agriculture asking for milk to be banned from school lunches, according parenting site BabyCenter, [2] the Huffington Post reports. According to the report, PCRM claims that the beverage is “…high in sugar, high in fat and high in animal protein that is harmful to, rather than protective of, bone health.” Despite the American Heart Association’s recommendation that children between ages 1 and 8 drink around two cups of reduced-fat milk a day [3], the PCRM asserts in its petition there are better ways for youngsters to get their calcium…

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