title: [Consensus document: nutritional and metabolic importance of cow's milk].
abstract: Cow's milk is a staple food for human consumption at all stages of life. Industrial processing has allowed widespread access to its consumption by the population, which has helped to significantly improve their health. From its composition point of view, milk is a complete and balanced food that provides high nutrient content in relation to its calorie content, so its consumption should be considered necessary from childhood to elderly. The benefits of cow's milk are not limited to its nutritional value, but extend beyond and are a factor of prevention in certain non communicable pathologies as cardiovascular disease, some cancers, high blood pressure or bone or dental pathology. It can also help in the fight against childhood overweight and obesity. In recent years we have seen a worrying decline in milk consumption among the Spanish population, at least in part influenced by misconceptions about its consumption and of other dairy products. This consensus document aims to review the current state of the topic regarding the effects of milk consumption on health, while making a call to the institutions and scientific societies to develop programs and information campaigns about the benefits of milk and dairy products consumption.
authors.affiliation: Médico de Familia del Área VII (Asturias). Vicepresidente IIIº de la SEMERGEN Sociedad Española de Médicos de Atención Primaria de Asturias.. marta.hernandez@capsa.es.
authors.forename: Elena
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Fernández Fernández
authors.affiliation: Catedrático de Nutrición. Departamento de Ciencias de la Alimentación, Fisiología y Toxicología. Universidad de Navarra. Director del Centro de Investigación en Nutrición de la Universidad de Navarra.. marta.hernandez@capsa.es.
authors.forename: José Alfredo
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Martínez Hernández
authors.affiliation: Pediatra del Centro de Salud El Llano de Gijón (Asturias). Presidente de la SEPEAP Sociedad de Pediatría Extrahospitalaria y de Atención Primaria.. marta.hernandez@capsa.es.
authors.forename: Venancio
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Martínez Suárez
authors.affiliation: Unidad de Nutrición del Hospital 12 de Octubre (Madrid).. marta.hernandez@capsa.es.
authors.forename: José Manuel
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Moreno Villares
authors.affiliation: Director de la Cátedra extraordinaria UCM/CLAS en Investigación y Formación en Nutrición y Educación para la Salud. Universidad Complutense de Madrid.. marta.hernandez@capsa.es.
authors.forename: Luis Rodolfo
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Collado Yurrita
authors.affiliation: Jefe de Calidad y Nutrición. CAPSA FOOD.. marta.hernandez@capsa.es.
authors.forename: Marta
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hernández Cabria
authors.affiliation: Director del Instituto Universitario de Innovación Alimentaria. Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia. España.. marta.hernandez@capsa.es.
authors.forename: Francisco Javier
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Morán Rey
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D003611:Dairy Products; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007227:Infant Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008892:Milk / Q000378:metabolism; D009753:Nutritive Value; D011322:Primary Prevention; D013030:Spain