05/14/2026
Every time I am at a dairy conference it's stressed about how there at 13 essential nutrients in milk. Is this true? Yes! However, If this hits you like it hits me.... it's just a number. Numbers are such a powerful thing but only when we understand the significance of valuation they represent. When I look at numbers and valuations I have to know what they mean and how they paint a picture I can understand.
In my search to understand the significance of this magic number 13, here are some insights as to how the nutrient content of milk plays a VITAL and ESSENTIAL role in nutrition WORLDWIDE.
DID YOU KNOW?!!!!!
RUTF is the number one nutritional paste used to combat wasting and malnourishment reversal in children in third world countries. Want to guess what the primary ingredient is ???? MILK! (Unicef.org)
According to the World Health Organization and
The National Institute of Health, MILK is essential in preventing stunting in young children. "Stunting" comes at an exceptionally high cost. Aside from mortality, it causes delayed development physically and mentally and creates poor academic and schooling outcomes. Ultimately leading to re****ed economic growth due to lower productivity and wage potential in adulthood.
"BIOLOGICALLY, dairy is rich in calories and high-quality proteins that are likely to address potentially critical amino acid deficiencies in infancy and early childhood (Dror and Allen, 2011).
Dairy also provides several scarce and biologically important micronutrients such as calcium, vitamin A, riboflavin and vitamin B12, as well as a hormone called insulin-like growth factor-1 thought to play a critical role in programming linear growth, and perhaps cognitive development "(Hailey,Heady,2023)
https://www.unicef.org/supply/stories/saving-lives-rutf-ready-use-therapeutic-food
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10400883/
In a world filled with misinformation, pseudoscience, and propiganda riddled soundbites and reels, It is more important than ever to truly educate ourselves. I HIGHLY reccomend reading over these articles. They are really interesting. 🥰
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