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Some have criticized the American government's promotion of Milk consumption. The United States government administers the popular Got Milk? and milk mustache advertising campaigns, which cost roughly $180 million per year and make the milk industry millions of dollars. The main concern is the financial interest that the American government has taken in the dairy industry, promoting milk as the best source of calcium. All United States schools that are a part of the federally-funded National School Lunch program are required by the federal government to provide milk for all students. The U.S. recommends that people get about 1,000 mg of calcium per day, but studies show that the human body can only retain about 550 mg of calcium per day. Milk also contains more excess calories, sugar, and fat than many other sources of calcium.