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Dairy Council Digest Archives

Dairy Foods: Myths & Realities
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Robert P. Heaney, M.D.
John A. Creighton University Professor
Creighton University
Omaha, Nebraska

Ruth Kava, Ph.D., R.D.
Director of Nutrition
American Council on Science & Health
New York, NY

• Summary

• Introduction

• Conclusion

• References