Should you give kids "low fat" or "whole" milk?

I've talked in the past about how people who consume "whole regular milk" tend to have lower bodyfat and better cardiovascular health than people who drink "low fat" milk. This has bene evidenced in the research for years and is no secret or surprise to anyone anymore.

However I wanted to talk about this again in light of a new study by the University of Toronto, which looked at the relationship between the type of milk consumed (whole vs. low fat) and levels of bodyfat in children.

The researchers reviewed over 5800 cases across 28 different studies, with children ranging in age from 1 to 18 years.

Of the 28 different studies:

- NONE showed that "low-fat" milk resulted in lower body fat

- NONE showed that "full fat" milk resulted in higher body fat

- In fact, 18 of the 28 studies showed that "full fat" milk resulted in LOWER bodyfat in the children

(note that all these studies involved "cow milk"; results may differ for other types, like "sheep" or "goat", which I believe to be even healthier based on all the research I've read over the years).

A note on milk: chose organic milk from grass-fed free-range cows, for 2 reasons:

1. When cows are fed grains, they develop inflammation, which triggers the production of inflammatory markers, which end up in the milk, cheese, etc.

2. When cows get inflamed, they are given antibiotics, which also end up in the milk - not to mention the hormones injected in "commercial" cows.

(same goes for meat by the way).