Nutrition
Nutrients in Milk
Benefits of dairy nutrients
Milk contains a variety of important nutrients including protein, calcium, potassium, phosphorus and iodine, along with the vitamins B2 and B12.
Protein
Contributes to
- Maintenance of normal bone
- Muscle growth
- Muscle maintenance
- Normal bone growth and development in children
Calcium
- Normal growth and development of bones
- Maintenance of normal bones
- Maintenance of normal teeth
- Normal blood clotting
- Normal energy–yielding metabolism
- Normal muscle function
- Process of cell division
- Normal neurotransmission
Iodine
- Normal growth of children
- Normal energy–yielding metabolism
- Maintenance of normal skin
- Normal functioning of the nervous system
- Normal cognitive function
- Normal production and function of thyroid hormones
Vitamin B2
- Normal energy–yielding metabolism
- Maintenance of normal skin
- Normal functioning of the nervous system
- Maintenance of normal vision
- Normal iron metabolism
- Maintenance of normal red blood cells
- Reduction of tiredness and fatigue
Vitamin B12
- Normal energy–yielding metabolism
- Normal red blood cell formation
- Process of cell division
- Normal immune function
- Normal psychological function
- Reduction of tiredness and fatigue
Potass–ium
- Normal functioning of the nervous system
- Maintenance of normal blood pressure
- Normal muscle function
Phosp–horus
- Normal growth and development of bone
- Maintenance of normal teeth
- Normal function of cell membranes
- Normal energy–yielding metabolism