Plant-Based Beverages in the Diets of Infants and Young Children

Lisa M Bodnar^{1

2}, Elizabeth Y Jimenez^{3

4}, Susan S Baker⁵

Affiliations

¹ Department of Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
² Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
³ Department of Pediatrics, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque.
⁴ Department of Internal Medicine, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque.
⁵ Department of Pediatrics, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York.

Lisa M Bodnar et al. JAMA Pediatr. 2021.

. 2021 Jun 1;175(6):555-556.

doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2020.5840.

Lisa M Bodnar^{1

2}, Elizabeth Y Jimenez^{3

4}, Susan S Baker⁵

¹ Department of Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
² Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
³ Department of Pediatrics, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque.
⁴ Department of Internal Medicine, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque.
⁵ Department of Pediatrics, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York.

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Comment in

Cow's Milk Is Not Ideal for Children at Any Age-Reply.
Bodnar LM, Jimenez EY, Baker SS. Bodnar LM, et al. JAMA Pediatr. 2021 Sep 1;175(9):976-977. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2021.1293. JAMA Pediatr. 2021. PMID: 34047759 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
Cow's Milk Is Not Ideal for Children at Any Age.
Levin SM, Barnard ND. Levin SM, et al. JAMA Pediatr. 2021 Sep 1;175(9):976. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2021.1290. JAMA Pediatr. 2021. PMID: 34047768 No abstract available.

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