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As per the Academy of Pediatrics, fresh milk can be introduced as of two years of age if breastfeeding is no longer possible, provided the child is consuming a wholesome healthy diet (3).
However, a complete nutritious diet is difficult to be guaranteed (right ingredient mix, right quantity per age)2, and therefore deficiencies are frequent at that age, with up to 25% at risk of iron deficiency3 and 60% Vit D deficiencies4 in our community, which can have an impact on the child’s development because these nutrients are necessary for proper development.
So in order to limit the risk of deficiencies, it is recommended that a toddler consumes 500ml per day of growing-up milk adapted to the child’s age up to 6 years, because it will help cover an important part of the child’s daily needs in Iron, Vit D, Vit C, Calcium and up to 25 vit & nutrients, unlike fresh milk that is not adapted to a child’s age and it doesn’t contain the vitamins and nutrients necessary for the child’s development.5
Dr. Ziad Hashem
Pediatrician Infectious Pediatric Disease
