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.
Multimedia: The science behind milk board claims
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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.
Chart: Wisconsin’s ever-more-efficient milk industry
Chart: Wisconsin has fewer cows than ever, but they produce more milk than before.