June Dairy Diet Trends

Who’s Meeting the Calcium A.I.? Source: USDA Continuing Survey of Food Intakes by Individuals,

Percent of Americans Meeting Calcium Recommendations

Children and Teens 2 servings dairy per day 3 Dairy Intake among U.S. Population, NHANES, Children and adolescents don’t meet the recommended 3 servings of dairy each day

June Teenage Girls Who Drink Milk Have More Nutrient-Dense Diets Milk drinkers consumed 80% more calcium, 59% more vitamin B-12, 56% more riboflavin, and 38% more folate than girls who didn’t drink milk. Fleming & Heimbach, J Nutr, 1994 Non-milk drinkers had inadequate intakes of calcium, vitamin A, phosphorus, magnesium and folate Bowman, J Amer Diet Assoc, 2002

Relationship between noon beverage consumed and quality of meal Kcal Ca (%RDA) Relationship between noon beverage consumed and quality of diet for day Kcal Ca(%RDA) Results represent estimated mean values Diet Quality Whole Milk Low Fat No Fat Soda Juice Tea Fruit Measure n=1261 n=945 n=91 n=1036 n=315 n=225 n=631 Association Between Noon Beverage Consumption and the Diet Quality of School-Age Children Rachel Johnson, et al., J. Child Nutr. & Mgmt, vol.. 20, 1998

June Dietary Guidelines

June

MyPyramid: Dairy products Consume 3 cups per day of fat-free or low-fat milk or equivalent milk products – Children ages 2 to 8: 2 cups per day – Children ages 9 & up: 3 cups per day Equivalents: 8 oz. milk 1 cup yogurt 1½ oz. natural cheese 2 oz. processed cheese

June Strong Foundation for 3 Servings of Dairy a Day CALCIUM REPORT

June Children and Teens Are Not Meeting Calcium Needs 7 out of 10 boys and 9 out of 10 girls don’t get the calcium they need.* *USDA, CSFII (data for males and females ages years old). *IOM Dietary Reference Intakes, 1997

June Optimizing Bone Health for Children and Adolescents

June Pediatricians Call for Calcium Check-up Assess Calcium Intake

June Recommend 3 servings of dairy a day (4 for adolescents) Model healthy habits Be active Choose dairy first for lactose intolerance Pediatricians Call for Calcium Check-up

June Parent Role Modeling Role Modeling is Key Children drink more milk when their parents drink milk. Role modeling is effective for African- American girls. Moms Need Calcium Too Women consume on average less than 1.5 servings of dairy foods a day. Only 15 percent of moms and young women (age 31-50) meet current calcium recommendations. Adequate calcium intake by all members of the family is important.

June Dietary Recommendations

Calcium requirements vary by age Source: The 2004 Surgeon General’s Report on Bone Health and Osteoporosis: What It Means to You at If this is your age Then you need this much calcium each day (mg) 0 to 6 months210 7 to 12 months270 1 to 3 years500 4 to 8 years800 9 to 18 years1, to 50 years1,000 Over 50 years1,200 Growth spurt

3 Cups (8 oz) MyPyramid Equivalents: 8 oz. milk 1 cup yogurt 1-1/2 oz. natural cheese 2 oz. processed cheese * Fat-free and low-fat are for health but not for calcium differences

Reading Calcium % on Nutrition Labels “Percent Daily Value” (% DV) 100% DV for calcium = 1,000 mg

Example of “Daily Value” 20% DV for calcium (200 mg ÷ 1,000 mg = 20%)

% DV Calcium: Dairy group Yogurt 1 cup (8 oz.) = 30% DV Milk 1 cup = 30% DV Cheese 1 ½ oz. natural/2 oz. processed = 30% DV Milk pudding 1/2 cup = 15% DV Frozen yogurt, vanilla, soft serve ½ cup = 10% DV Ice cream, vanilla ½ cup = 8% DV Choose fat-free or low fat most often