Whole milk compared with reduced-fat milk and childhood overweight

Re:Whole milk compared with reduced-fat milk and childhood o... by LennyWhiteJr on Thursday January 02, 2020 @12:51PM (#21937741)

I keep trying to get my in-laws to drink whole milk but they've had it beat into their head for decades that dietary fat = bad so they continue to drink gallons of skim milk. May as well drink water!

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Re:Whole milk compared with reduced-fat milk and childhood o... by dpark on Thursday January 02, 2020 @01:04PM (#21937901)

Water would likely be considerably healthier.

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Re:Whole milk compared with reduced-fat milk and childhood o... by anthonypasq on Thursday January 02, 2020 @01:36PM (#21938219)

If they drink gallons of whole milk they will gain weight.

What is the issue with skim milk? It tastes like milk but has less calories.

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Re:Whole milk compared with reduced-fat milk and childhood o... by falcolas on Thursday January 02, 2020 @01:57PM (#21938464)

Personal opinion: Skim milk tastes like a distant relative to whole milk. That 3.25% milkfat makes a major change in the taste of the product. It's like adding butter to a recipe - it's the fat that really adds to the taste.

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Re:Whole milk compared with reduced-fat milk and childhood o... by purerandomness on Thursday January 02, 2020 @01:55PM (#21938442)

Taste varies from one individual to the next. I try to avoid skim milk because whole milk simply tastes much better.

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Re:Whole milk compared with reduced-fat milk and childhood o... by hydgv on Thursday January 02, 2020 @02:57PM (#21939127)

Skim milk tastes like whole milk that's been watered down. Simply unpleasant.

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