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June 2008 1
2005 Dietary Guidelines
June 2008 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
June 2008 4
Strong Foundation for 3 Servings of Dairy a Day
CALCIUM REPORT
June 2008 5
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
June 2008 6
Optimizing Bone Health for Children and Adolescents
June 2008 7
Pediatricians Call for Calcium Check-up
Assess Calcium Intake
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• 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 2008 9
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 2008 10
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 http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/library/bonehealth
If this is your ageThen you need
this much calcium each day (mg)
0 to 6 months 210
7 to 12 months 270
1 to 3 years 500
4 to 8 years 800
9 to 18 years 1,300
19 to 50 years 1,000
Over 50 years 1,200
Growthspurt
3 Cups (8 oz)
MyPyramid Equivalents:
8 oz. milk1 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
• 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, vanilla½ cup = 8% DV
Choose fat-free or low fat
most often