66% of all Milk Consumed in Schools is Sweetened

Have you seen the video of Jamie Oliver pouring a wheelbarrow full or sugar cubes onto an auditorium floor saying “this is how much the average kid consumes per year.”

In April 2011, the New York Times put out a piece about the toxicity of sugar, featuring Robert Lustig, a specialist on pediatric hormone disorders and the leading expert in childhood obesity at the University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine, one of the leading medical schools in the country.

Sugar is not just an empty calorie, Lustig says; its effect on us is much more insidious. “It has nothing to do with the calories,” he says. “It’s a poison by itself.”

Lustig believes that sugar is the likely dietary cause of several chronic ailments — heart disease, hypertension and many common cancers.

In a related story, John Deasy, the superintendent of the LA School District, announced that he planned to recommend banning flavored milk to the Board of Education.

But the National Dairy Council defended sugar flavored milk, calling it an important source of the vitamins and nutrients.

“When used in moderation and with concern for overall caloric balance, sugars can increase the appeal of nutrient-rich foods.”

No wonder the Dairy Council is concerned: 66 percent of all milk sold in schools is flavored.

Of course the predicable commenters attack Oliver, asking “since when should he have the right to dictate what other people are allowed to consume?”

But who would you rather dictate our school’s diet, Jamie Oliver or the National Dairy Council?



18 Comments:

Posted by Serth on May 13th, 2013 at 07:05 AM

Well i have an MBA NC and while i was studying for it i was receiving milk from my grandmother’s farm. When i was in high-school i used to get milk from the store and i can say that i feel the difference in my body. I think that children should take advantage of true milk more than anyone.

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Posted by xeniad on April 8th, 2013 at 07:38 AM

My brother used to work at DonperAmerica and he had a lot of fun working there but he also realized that people, especially children, do not really know how to eat properly and i think that it’s not only their parents fault. They simply do not have from where to choose.

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Posted by Rick Garnes on March 24th, 2013 at 09:35 AM

When I was in high school, way before college and my doctorate degree the cafeteria food wasn’t that great but I’m sure we didn’t have sweetened milk. Probably because in the 80s junk food wasn’t anywhere near as widespread as it is now.

Posted by Megad on March 20th, 2013 at 02:30 PM

This is already known and it is not news. I did some teleradiology research and i saw that most of the products that are given to children in schools aren’t very healthy. I hope that some changes will be done because i do not want my children to live in a world like this.

Posted by carie on March 12th, 2013 at 03:06 AM

I am trying to be on shape. I like your food list, so I am going to up it in practice. With my card all these food won’t be too expensive. You know that a healthy life and healthy food are expensive. I am going to eastern europe ski.

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12  Posted by Andreji on March 7th, 2013 at 01:25 AM

It is important to suppress the appetite but it’s more important to control the Serotonin level because this is the substance blamed for giving us pleasure from eating. There are diet pills (like adipex) good for controlling both appetite and serotonin levels. I know some good health care publications.

13  Posted by Kim West on March 6th, 2013 at 10:42 AM

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14  Posted by Brighton Top on February 25th, 2013 at 11:03 AM

I’ve seen several of Jamie Oliver’s shows where he proves how unhealthy school meals are and I remember being grossed out when I saw all the fat they’re clogging up their arteries with thanks to all the fast food. My dad has a masters degree in nutrition and his idea to fix this would be by making schools responsible by law to serve only healthy meals, approved by doctors.

15  Posted by Ben Maden on February 25th, 2013 at 09:34 AM

Te 12th Annual International Sweetened Milk Day Celebration will feature an outstanding keynote speaker, panels and workshops on a variety of human rights issues, career options, film and performances. The program for the day is designed to draw attention to the twelve areas of concern articulated in the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action. This celebration is free and open to the public.

16  Posted by Katie Lamp on February 24th, 2013 at 03:53 PM

Well you can’t imagine how thrilled I am to listen to your show in Paris. I am about to finalize my own business plan and I am actually waiting of my cash advance approval to get started.

17  Posted by Ken Murray on February 20th, 2013 at 04:36 PM

I met up with Jim, a nurse educator in a coffee place, and he wrote a book on the importance of serving healthy foods in our school. We both agreed that milk shouldn’t be sweetened and we must stop serving junk food.

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