Two cups of cow`s milk a day is the exact quantity required by most children to maintain adequate vitamin D and iron levels, scientists say.   Two cups of cow`s milk a day is the exact quantity required by most children to maintain adequate vitamin D and iron levels, scientists say.   The most common question parents often ask is how much milk they should be giving their kids.   "We started to research the question because professional recommendations around milk intake were unclear and doctors and parents were seeking answers," said Dr Jonathon Maguire, a paediatrician at St Michael`s Hospital and lead author of the study.   Maguire and his team looked at how cow`s milk affected body stores of iron and vitamin D - two of the most important nutrients in milk - in more than 1,300 children aged two to five years.   They found that children who drank more cow`s milk had higher Vitamin D stores but lower iron stores.   "We saw that two cups of cow`s milk per day was enough to maintain adequate vitamin D levels for most children, while also maintaining iron stores. With additional cow`s milk, there was a further reduction in iron stores without greater benefit from vitamin D," Maguire said in a statement.   The researchers recruited healthy children during routine doctor`s appointments between 2008 and 2010. Parents were asked to fill out an extensive questionnaire about their children`s milk drinking habits and other factors that could affect iron and Vitamin D stores.   A blood sample was obtained from each child to determine body stores of iron and Vitamin D.   The study also suggested that children with darker skin pigmentation may not have enough vitamin D stores during the winter months.   Maguire suggested that instead of consuming more milk to increase these levels, wintertime vitamin D supplementation may be a more appropriate way of increasing vitamin D stores while preserving iron stores.   "Vitamin D deficiency in children has been linked to bone health issues and iron deficiency has been linked to anaemia and delays in cognitive development," Maguire said.   "Being able to answer parent`s questions about healthy cow`s milk intake is important to avoiding these potentially serious complications of low vitamin D and iron stores," Maguire added.   The Canadian Paediatric Society recommends that cow`s milk not be started before one year of age.   The study appeared in journal Paediatrics.   

   Mushrooms are good for diabetics since they contain little or no sugar, says an expert. "Cultivated and wild species of mushrooms are consumed because of their nutritional value. They are rich in essential nutritional constituents and are good for people with diabetes as they have little or no sugar," said T.N. Lakhanpal from the department of bioscience at Himachal Pradesh University.   Lakhanpal was among the delegates at the 100th Indian Science Congress, which ended here Sunday.   According to the scientist, mushrooms, being almost fat-free, benefit the obese too.   On the emerging importance of mushroom biology, Lakhanpal said: "The potential of mushrooms as neutraceuticals has emerged as an important aspect of mushroom biology in the last 20 years".   "Also, all the mushrooms investigated so far have been found to have curative properties against cancer, HIV and other dreaded diseases," he said.   Besides medicinal benefits, mushroom cultivation provides economic benefits, he said.   "Mushroom cultivation is a cottage and commercial industry and is finding favour among the rural people."

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