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Milk
products provide protein, vitamins, and
minerals. Milk, yogurt, and cheese are
the best source of calcium. Milk is essential
for strong, healthy teeth and bones. Choose
Milk Group foods for the calcium you need:
• Between
ages 9 and 18 children build almost half of
their bone mass.
• As children's bones get longer, stronger
and denser, they store extra calcium needed
for a lifetime.
• Calcium is just as important for adults to
prevent the bone-thinning disease,
osteoporosis.
• Calcium helps regulate blood pressure and
may reduce the risk for colon cancer.
• Vitamin D, protein, potassium, vitamin A,
vitamin B12, riboflavin, niacin and
phosphorous are other important nutrients
provided by Milk Group foods.
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