02-04-2025
Got Milk? Kansas senator pushes bill to bring back whole milk options in schools
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — U.S. Senator Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) is pushing for public schools to bring back whole and reduced milk options in schools across the U.S.
During a Senate Agriculture Committee hearing Tuesday, Marshall can be seen drinking from a glass of whole milk before sharing remarks on the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act.
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The bipartisan legislation claims it looks to 'improve our students' nutrition intake and will be a critical step in improving child nutrition health outcomes.'
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During the senate meeting, Marshall emphasized some of the health benefits tied to the consumption of whole milk, including the fats found in milk.
'I'm going to just talk a little bit more about healthy fats. And some of the good things about these healthy fats is [they help] with hormone production. So think about adolescents going through puberty, those types of things. So there's good fats that help with that hormone production,' Marshall said.
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In 2010, Congress passed the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act that required schools' meals to include more healthy food options and changed nutritional standards for school lunches.
The 2010 act specified schools were required 'to offer students a variety of fluid milk that is consistent with the Dietary Guidelines for Americans.'
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Marshall also noted during the hearing a lower consumption of whole milk in children and linked the lower consumption to osteoporosis diagnosis in adults.
'Bone mass density peaks around age 28, and what we're seeing now is a generation of people reaching that age that didn't drink milk and their bone density is down to standard deviation. Maybe it's more than that,' said Marshall.
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In a study published by the Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA), researchers found nearly 90% of Americans do not meet their daily dairy intake recommendations.
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