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The Role of Dairy Foods and Activity for Growing Children
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Rachel K. Johnson, Ph.D., M.P.H., R.D.
Professor of Nutrition Associate Dean for Research College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
University of Vermont
Burlington, VT

Robert D. Murray, M.D.
Director, Borden Center for Nutrition and Wellness Children's Hospital
The Ohio State University
Columbus, OH

• Summary
  
  

• Introduction
  
  

• Dairy Foods' Importance in the Diet of Growing Children
  
  

• Children's Milk Drinking Behavior
  
  

• The Role of Physical Activity in Children's Bone Health
  
  

• Conclusion
  
  

• References