Choosing between whole and skim or low-fat milk depends on your unique nutritional needs and how you balance your overall caloric intake.

U.S. dietary guidelines have long emphasized low-fat or fat-free dairy as healthier than full-fat. But Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is taking the opposite tack by ...

Whole milk has regained attention as lawmakers and health officials consider reintroducing it into school menus, sparking debate over its nutritional value. Experts say whole milk contains the same ...

In December, a scientific committee concluded two years of intensive research on what Americans should be eating by saying that there was not enough research to recommend people drink any other type ...

The latest Dietary Guidelines for Americans, updated for 2025–2030, have come into alignment with his outlook, recommending three daily servings of whole milk or other forms of full-fat dairy as part ...

Milk is stored on a shelf Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2022, at Piggly Wiggly grocery store in Edgerton, Wisconsin. New federal guidelines recommend Americans include full-fat dairy in their diets. While recent ...

A new law will allow full-fat and 2 percent milk to be served in schools. Here’s what to know. By Alice Callahan President Trump signed bipartisan legislation on Wednesday allowing school cafeterias ...

Whole milk has been on a lot of people’s lips lately, and not like in a “Got Milk?” advertisement. In April, legislators revived the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act, which has rare bipartisan support ...

At 152 calories and 8 grams of fat per cup, whole milk looks indulgent, but experts say the story doesn’t end there. Roxana Ehsani, MS, RD, CSSD, LDN Roxana Ehsani, MS, RD, CSSD, LDN, is a Registered ...