The Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board has retreated from claims that consuming dairy products could aid weight loss after some experts branded the statements “deceptive” and “discredited.”
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Wisconsin milk board claims dairy aids weight loss
A major Wisconsin dairy group continues to promote dairy products for weight loss, four years after two national groups, under pressure from the Federal Trade Commission, agreed to stop.
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Multimedia: The science behind milk board claims
Related story Wisconsin milk board overstates dairy’s benefits to children, some experts say Oct. 16, 2011 Wisconsin milk board claims dairy aids weight loss Oct. 17, 2011 Nature’s sports drink? A review The Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board promotes chocolate milk as a sports recovery beverage because it has both carbohydrates and protein. “Recent studies show, […]
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Wisconsin milk board overstates dairy’s benefits to children, some experts say
The milk board, which spends nearly a million dollars a year promoting dairy’s health benefits to children, defended its conduct and said claims were based in science.
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Chart: Wisconsin’s ever-more-efficient milk industry
Chart: Wisconsin has fewer cows than ever, but they produce more milk than before.