Milk Good For Children

The BBC reports a study which shows that children who given dairy products regularly as children have a reduced risk of stroke and that calcium can help reduce blood pressure. That might explain why the Dutch are so tall, that they regularly eat cheese and drink milk during lunch. I am also of a certain age that when I went to primary school, we would each get a carton of milk to drink in the mornings. This was one of the things that then education secretary Margaret Thatcher succeeded in cutting out to all but nursery and primary school children, so over 7s were out of luck. Looking at the state of the fried food kitchens in schools today, no wonder we have so many dietary problems.