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Schoolkids love flavoured milk more

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Toronto: A team of Canadian researchers has found that when flavoured milk is removed from the school, total milk intake drops by nearly half.

Current policies in many schools here have led to the removal of flavoured milk because of the amount of added sugar.

For the study, researchers from University of Saskatchewan measured milk consumption (plain milk and flavoured milk) by children in a sample of Saskatoon elementary schools.

The study showed that a very low number of children were drinking milk in school.

The numbers dropped significantly (41 percent) when flavoured milk was removed.

They used nutrient modelling to replace what was lost when children stopped drinking milk and found that combinations of foods tested were not feasible due to cost and the number of additional foods needed to replace the missing nutrients.

Additionally, of the students who chose plain milk, there was a greater amount of milk wasted.

The authors suggest that policies should be in place to promote drinking milk rather than limiting it.

The paper appeared in the journal Canadian Science Publishing.

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Covid toll in Karnataka is a worrying sign for state government

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Even though Karnataka recorded the lowest number of Covid deaths in April since the virus struck first in 2020, the state is recording a rise in the positivity rate (1.50 per cent). Five people died from the Covid infections in April as per the statistics released by the state health department. In March, the positivity rate stood around 0.53 per cent. In the first week of April it came down to 0.38 per cent, second week registered 0.56 per cent, third week it rose to 0.79 per cent and by end of April the Covid positivity rate touched 1.19 per cent.

on an average 500 persons used to succumb everyday in the peak of Covid infection, as per the data. Health experts said that the mutated Coronavirus is losing its fierce characteristics as vaccination, better treatment facilities and awareness among the people have contributed to the lesser number of Covid deaths.

During the 4th and 6th of April two deaths were reported in Bengaluru, one in Gadag district on April 8, two deaths were reported from Belagavi and Vijayapura on April 30. The first Covid case was reported in the state in March 2020 and three Covid deaths were recorded in the month. In the following month 21 people became victims to the deadly virus, and May 2020 recorded 22 deaths. The death toll recorded everyday after May crossed three digits. However, the third wave, which started in January 2

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