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Some dairy is okay for lactose intolerant kids

milkIf you're lactose intolerant, you know all about nausea, bloating, gas, and diarrhea. So while you might stay away from dairy products, you can still get calcium and vitamins from fish, dark green, leafy vegetables, and tofu. But you're an adult. As pediatrician Dr. Ari Brown asks, "How many kids, especially toddlers, eat broccoli, green leafy vegetables, rhubarb or tofu?"

According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, even lactose-intolerant children should eat some dairy every day to help maintain daily recommended levels of calcium and vitamin D. Aside from the fact that it might be difficult to get lactose-intolerant kids to eat canned anchovies, dairy products are a more adequate source of the nutrients needed bone growth and development.

The AAP recommends that children drink about 4 to 8 oz. of milk with meals or other foods throughout the day. As children get older, aged cheeses and yogurt can be added to the diet because these foods lack the sugar that can make milk hard to digest.

Filed Under: Science, Cooking With Kids, Health & Medical, Ingredients
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Carol

9-10-2006 @10:10AM Carol said... "How many kids, especially toddlers, eat broccoli, green leafy vegetables, rhubarb or tofu?"

The fact that a doctor asks this question makes me sad. Why is it so out of the norm that a child (including toddlers) would live on a diet devoid of broccoli or green leafy vegetables? I wonder what that doctor's feeding her kids...

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steph

9-12-2006 @7:08AM steph said... This is just bizarre. Why would anyone give their kid something they know makes them sick?
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Robyn

9-10-2006 @10:34PM Robyn said... i also think that maybe more lactose intolerant kids do eat that stuff than we might think. aren't a lot of asians lactose-intolerant? we grew up eating tofu! maybe other cultures (i heard pretty much all non-whites have higher-incidence of lactose intolerance) have other traditional ways of getting calcium into their diet.
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