Dairy products and cow’s milk promote linear growth in children, resulting in taller adults. Children in the rural parts of North India and North Sri Lanka have a stunting prevalence of 9.25% and 11.3%, respectively. In the Middle East and North Africa region, the stunting prevalence is 16.5%, followed by Nigeria, 17.4%. Based on published research among children six years and above, stunting prevalence is 57% among primary school children in Ethiopia and 50.3% in Ghana, which is alarming. It is crucial to ensure milk is included in children’s diets as per recommended nutrient intake.īased on the current literature across 33 countries, at least 30% of children are still affected by stunted growth. In addition, there are inconsistent findings between nutrient-enriched cow’s milk and children’s growth. However, studies on standard cow’s milk and child’s growth are still lacking for this age group.
The results illustrated that standard cow’s milk has more consistent findings than nutrient-enriched cow’s milk potentially in assisting children’s growth. Eight studies met the inclusion criteria and were rated as good (N = 5) and fair quality (N = 3), which were included in the final analysis. The data extraction and analysis were carried out independently by two reviewers, who then double-checked, revised, and discussed any disagreements with a third reviewer. A web-based search of Cochrane, Web of Science, SAGE, and Prospero was carried out using predetermined search/MESH phrases and keywords. This review investigates the effects of different types of cow’s milk and their impacts on children’s growth. This will have negative effects on the overall health of children.
Stunting among children indicates malnutrition or undernutrition, hindering their growth and development.
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