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

June 2008 8

• 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