Children who drink non-cow’s milk such as rice, almond, soy or goat’s milk, have lower levels of vitamin D in their blood than those who drink cow’s milk, new research published in the Canadian ...

For each daily cup of non-cow’s milk consumed, children were 0.4 cm shorter than dairy milk drinkers. At age three, the height difference between children who drank cow’s milk versus non-cow ...

Background: Vitamin D fortification of non–cow’s milk beverages is voluntary in North America. The effect of consuming non–cow’s milk beverages on serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels in children is ...

If your child is allergic to milk, can't tolerate lactose (the natural sugar in milk) or eats a vegetarian diet, non-dairy beverages are popular replacements for cow's milk. But research from St ...

All cow’s milk sold in Canada has to be fortified with 100 international units (IU) of vitamin D per cup, and the dairy products are carefully regulated with content testing.

Among the children in the study, 13 per cent drank non-cow's milk, including goat's milk and plant-based alternatives. The others drank cow's milk daily.

The new study, published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, found that each daily cup of non-cow's milk was associated with 0.15 inches lower height than average.

According to a study by St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto, for each cup of non-cow’s milk they drank, children were an average 0.4 centimetres shorter for their age – and for each cup of cow ...