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Milk and dairy facts

Published 4 November 11

Did you know?

• Milk can be described as one of the most nutritionally complete foods available.
  As well as being a great source of calcium, a serving of milk contains:

Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin) - for healthy skin (and sparkling eyes)

Protein - for growth and repair (hair/nails)

Vitamin B12 - for red blood cells

Iodine - for growth

Carbohydrate - for energy

• Semi skimmed milk is low fat - with 1.7% fat and has just 95 calories per 200ml glass               
• Only 2-3% of the infant population is allergic to milk. It affects mainly babies and most children grow out of the problem by the time they are three.
• Milk is 90% water and helps to rehydrate the body
• Around 5 billion litres of milk are sold in Britain each year and we consume an average of 1.6 litres each a week