Are Lactose Intolerant Countries Shorter?

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Does milk make children grow? Relationships between milk consumption and height in NHANES 1999-2002 - PubMed

In the United States, milk (usually cow's milk) is widely considered an "essential food" to support bone growth among post-weaning age children, as evident in government-sponsored nutrition policies that mandate milk for children. Milk contains calories, protein, and calcium, among other...

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“Results indicate that adult height was positively associated with milk consumption at ages 5-12 and 13-17, after controlling for sex, education, and ethnicity. Among contemporary children, milk consumption had no effect on the height of 5-11 year olds after controlling for age, birthweight, energy intake, and ethnicity. In contrast, milk consumption frequency and milk intake (measured as grams of milk, or protein or calcium from milk) were significant predictors of the height of 12-18 year olds, along with age, sex, household income, and ethnicity.”

Northern Europe is also taller than Southern Europe, and places like italy have much higher lactose intolerance.

Milk is also fortified with vitamins like vitamin D which stimulates Growth Hormone and Vitamin K2 to transfer Growth Hormone to the bones.