Milk Drinking Habits Affect Height

Milk Drinking Habits Affect Height

Many nations in the world, especially Europe, the habit of drinking milk every morning for breakfast. Habit of drinking milk and high nutrient found in milk, causing the average height of Europeans than Asians mostly higher.

Dairy cattle are estimated to known by the Indonesian people on the Dutch colonial era in the 18th Century.

Nevertheless, until recently the level of awareness of the Indonesian people to consume the milk is still very low. A mention of data, in 2006 the carrying amount of milk consumption in Indonesian society is only 7.7 liters per capita / year or lower than some countries in Southeast Asia (Asean).

According to Dr. Natalia Emmy SpGK MS, doctors of nutrition from the Gatot Subroto Army Hospital in Jakarta in milk festival held Tetra Pak Indonesia in Jakarta, late last week, the Indian community milk consumption in 2006 reached 44.9 liters per capita per year, Malaysia's 25 liters per capita / year, Thailand's 25.1 liters per capita per year, Singapore 20.8 liters per capita per year, the Philippines is 11 liters per capita per year, and Vietnam 8.5 liters per capita / year.

Dr. Natalia express the notion that milk is expensive, increasing weight, causing high blood pressure, or cholesterol, tend to make people reluctant to consume milk.

In fact, according to him, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that it BPOM United States in 1993 issued a formal statement, that the milk is very useful for preventing osteoporosis, reducing cancer risk, lower risk of high blood pressure, and delay the aging at the same time can shrink pores in the face.

Ricky Soebagdja, athletes badminton Olympic gold medalist in 1996 who became ambassador Milk Drinking Campaign call for the importance of people drink milk in order to meet the nutritional needs and nutrition to support achievement.

Dr. Natalia explains makronutrien include the energy content of milk by 60 calories, 4.52 grams of carbohydrates, fats as much as 3.25 grams, 3.22 grams of protein a number, and 88.32 grams of water.

Form of liquid milk which is one of the benefits of milk compared with other nutritious foods, vitamins and minerals that make fully contained in the milk is easily absorbed by the body perfectly.

Milk as a source of vitamin A functions to maintain certain parts of the body such as epithelial, eye, immune system. Impact of vitamin A deficiency itself will lead to interference with the growth, twilight blindness and dry skin.

Vitamin D is also contained in the milk, said Dr. Natalia, serve to prevent osteomalacia rickets in children and adults. "Milk also contains vitamin B2, which is important in the metabolism of fats, proteins and carbohydrates. To avoid the lips and tongue were cracked, as well as seborrheic dermatitis, "said Dr. Natalia.

B12 vitamin content in milk for the formation of functional genes and folate metabolism, will help prevent anemia, tingling, and glositis on a person's body.

Meanwhile, efforts in anticipation of osteoporosis and seizures can also be done by consuming milk as a source of vitamin compiler bones and teeth, blood clotting, nerve transmission, muscle contraction and activation of enzymes.

Milk is a source of phosphorus component of bone, teeth, and the cell membrane of ATP, very useful in order to overcome muscle weakness and cardiorespiratory failure. Dr. Natalia further said that the shortage of milk in it contained iodine causes goiter, hypothyroidism, and stunted.