Limit Child Two Glasses of Milk Daily

Milk is a good source of vitamin D and calcium is good, especially for children. However, drinking more than two glasses of milk every day are not recommended because it can lower the levels of iron in their bodies.
According to the study in Toronto, Canada, consumption of two cups of milk each day is optimal for the fulfillment of child nutrition. In a study of 1300 preschool children known to consume more than two cups will lower iron stores in the body of the child so that they are vulnerable to anemia.
Vitamin D and iron play an important role in the growth of children. Iron has a vital role in the intellectual development, while vitamin D, especially for bone strength.

Eating three or more cups of milk is known to reduce the levels of ferritin in the blood. Even so, the level is still quite normal for children. Ferritin itself indicates iron stores in the body. The more milk you drink, the less level feritinnya.
"Milk is an important source of nutrients for the child, but the message of this study is too much of a good thing can have the opposite effect," said Jonathon L Maguire of St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto, Canada.
How much milk should not be consumed by children is no guide, but doctors in the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends consumption of cow's milk in children no more than two drinks a day. However, children who drank milk less than four cups per day (about 1 liter) are advised to take supplements of vitamin D.
Maguire himself did not know whether the consumption of milk will inhibit the absorption of iron. However, he suspected the kids who drink too much milk may not get enough iron from other sources.
Responding to these findings, the pediatrician Steven Abrams, member of the AAP committee, said parents should not worry excessively about the amount of consumption of milk or other foods as long as the child every day eating a healthy varied diet.