TikTok boasts 4.3 million posts with the tag “whole milk nutrition,” with health professionals and influencers alike touting its benefits as a whole food. Even in schools, a demand for whole ...

But some nutrition experts, lawmakers and the dairy industry argue that whole milk has been unfairly vilified, and that some studies suggest kids who drink whole milk are less likely to have obesity.

The US Senate has also taken up the cause, with the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition & Forestry holding a hearing Tuesday on the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act. The measure would allow higher ...