Is 1% milk the same as skim milk?
Also question is, is skim milk the same as 1 percent?
Skim milk, 1 percent milk, 2 percent milk and whole milk all have the same amount of protein, calcium, vitamins and minerals. Vitamin D is added to all of them. The amount of fat is the only difference between them, and it's a big difference. Only 1 percent milk and skim milk are truly low-fat milks.
Then, is skim milk better for you than 1 percent?
But there is little evidence that low-fat milk is a healthier dietary choice. Low-fat milks may contain 1% or 2% fat, while whole milk contains 3.25% fat. Cup for cup, whole fat milk contains fewer carbohydrates than low-fat or skim because more of its volume is made up of fat, which does not contain lactose.
Because whole milk contains a considerable number of calories from fat, however, nutritionists have advised people to pick up skim, 1%-fat or 2%-fat versions instead, with the idea that they provide the same calcium and vitamin D for the bones, but without the weight gain that can increase risk of heart disease and