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Building Strong Bones: Importance of Calcium-Rich Dairy Products

Learn why consuming 3 servings of dairy, offering essential calcium, is crucial for bone health. Discover ways to meet calcium needs through milk, yogurt, and cheese. Understand the impact of inadequate calcium intake on children and teens' growth. Get valuable tips on modeling healthy habits, choosing dairy first, and catering to lactose intolerance. Educate yourself on the importance of calcium requirements varying by age and the significance of parents being role models in promoting dairy consumption. Stay informed on reading nutrition labels for calcium content and exploring dairy equivalents for a balanced diet.

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Building Strong Bones: Importance of Calcium-Rich Dairy Products

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  1. 2005 Dietary Guidelines

  2. 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

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

  4. 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 1994-96 (data for males and females ages 12-19 years old). *IOM Dietary Reference Intakes, 1997

  5. Optimizing Bone Health for Children and Adolescents

  6. Pediatricians Call for Calcium Check-up Assess Calcium Intake

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

  8. 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.

  9. Dietary Recommendations

  10. Calcium requirements vary by age Growthspurt Source: The 2004 Surgeon General’s Report on Bone Health and Osteoporosis: What It Means to You at http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/library/bonehealth

  11. 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

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

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

  14. % DV Calcium: Dairy group • Yogurt1 cup (8 oz.) = 30% DV • Milk1 cup = 30% DV • Cheese1 ½ oz. natural/2 oz. processed = 30% DV • Milk pudding1/2 cup = 15% DV • Frozen yogurt, vanilla, soft serve½ cup = 10% DV • Ice cream, vanilla½cup = 8% DV Choose fat-free or low fat most often

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