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- From: rlittell@wizard.Berkeley.EDU (Rich Littell)
- Subject: Re: Why not 2%
- Reply-To: rlittell@1.com
- Organization: Encore Computer Corp., Fort Lauderdale FL
- Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 18:14:50 GMT
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- In article <1992Nov17.174951.8247@kodak.kodak.com>,
- salvaggi@sunshine.Kodak.COM (Nanette Salvaggio) writes:
- >
- > My son had his first year check up. He went from sitting on the 50th
- percentile
- > his entire forst year to the 80th for weight. The doctor then asked a
- million
- > questions about his diet. My son loves milk and drinks about 35 oz. a day.
- > This is whole milk. The doctoer said that was way to much and to reduce it
- > by half. Well we do not eat a lot a meat (one every 2 weeks, chicken or
- > turkey) and we feel that milk is important to his diet. He drinks about
- > 8 oz. of water a day also. When I asked him if we could just go to 2%
- he said,
- > that it has more sodium and was not a good idea. Well I examined the labels
- > and there is no difference in the sodium at all. There is 8 grams of fat in
- > whole and 5 grams in the 2% per cup. We have tried reducing his milk but
- > he really does prefer it and is not always that pleased with us. Do if I
- > reduce his milk intake or go to 2% and let him drink as he does now, he
- > will still be getting enough fat. Any opinions as to go to 2% or not?
- >
- > Thanks
- > Nanette
- > salvaggi@alnitak.kodak.com
-
- Not that anyone really cares what I think; however, I think you
- should let your son have as much 2% as he wants.
-
- Doctors are great, but remember they are only "practicing"
- medicine - to me that means they haven't figured it all
- out yet!
-
- You already proved him wrong on the sodium content - so
- there, you are one up on him.
-
- Good luck.
-
- Rich Littell (rlittell)
-