A few factors could be contributing to whole milk regaining popularity: the concept that "natural" is better, people wanting ...

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.

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 ...

OU Health's Dr. Catherine Mims explains why vitamin D is critical for bone, brain, and immune health, and how to safely ...

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.

"You don't have to drink whole milk," she said. "You can drink low fat or fat free milk and still get the same nutrient content but less fat." And Jeffery wants people to know they shouldn't be ...

(CNN) — More than a decade after the Obama-era move to generally prohibit whole and 2% milk in schools as part of an effort to lower rates of obesity among children, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and ...

“The nutrients in whole milk, like protein, calcium and vitamin D, provide the fuel Santa needs to travel the whole globe in one night,” Ms. Foxx said.