"For example, a 3-year-old child consuming three cups of non-cow's milk relative to cow's milk was on average 1.5 centimeters shorter." "It's not like if you're not consuming cow's milk, you're a little shorter," he said. We don't know if the kids consuming non-cow's milk, maybe they catch up over time, or maybe they don't. The findings are sure to add fire to the ongoing debate about the benefits of cow's milk versus dairy alternatives. "Many of those beverages are marketed as being equivalent to cow's milk when they're not."

Source: CNN June 07, 2017 18:00 UTC