A few factors could be contributing to whole milk regaining popularity: the concept that "natural" is better, people wanting fewer additives in their food and the current Secretary of Health and Human ...

Milk also provides protein, phosphorus, and magnesium, all of which play important roles in bone health. Fortified whole milk is a good source of vitamin D, which is needed for calcium absorption.

Dairy is already in the mix, but this study suggests goat milk — especially low‑fat fortified forms — may offer superior anti ...

“Milk that comes from animals such as cows and goats contains a good source of complete protein, bone-building calcium and is often fortified with vitamin D,” Lisa Moskovitz, founder of NY ...

Herrick added, "Milk is more than 90% water, plus a minimal amount of healthy fat, and the rest are essential nutrients: protein, calcium, phosphorus, vitamin A, vitamin D, riboflavin (B2), niacin ...

There is some vitamin D naturally present in the milkfat, so skim milk doesn’t usually have much vitamin D, but whole milk does—and it’s often fortified to bring those levels up even more.

"It's time to lift the ban on whole and 2% milk and give children more nutritious choices in school cafeterias," the Washington, D.C.-based International Dairy Foods Association said in a statement.

As Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and several lawmakers push to return whole milk to US schools, experts weigh in on the science behind milk and children’s health.

Federal lawmakers have revived bills that would allow whole and 2% milk to be served again in schools, in addition to the skim and low-fat milk mandated since 2012.