Association between milk intake and childhood growth: results from a nationwide cross-sectional survey

The literature is inconsistent regarding milk intake and physical growth. This study aims to evaluate the association of milk intake with body height and weight in a nationally representative sample of Chinese children. A total of 41,439 children ages 6–17 were recruited from 30 provinces in mainland China in 2013–2016 using a multistage stratified cluster sampling approach. Milk intake information was collected using a questionnaire aided with...