
Toddler milk is ‘potentially harmful,’ AAP warns amid calls for stricter regulations
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Experts warn that toddler milk might not have the benefits that marketers claim even as this milk has become a huge worldwide business. Here is nutrition insight from all sides.
"For healthy toddlers without a specific medical diagnosis, there is no evidence of a need [for] or benefit from toddler milk," Dr. Jenelle Ferry, a neonatologist and director of feeding, nutrition and infant development at Pediatrix Medical Group in Tampa, Florida, told Fox News Digital in an interview. "A healthy diet for toddlers would limit excess processed foods, salt and sugar." "In general, the product labeling must be truthful and not misleading."
In spite of these warnings, toddler milk has grown into a $20 billion worldwide business, according to a recent report.