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Table 1 Intake of total dairy, milk, cheese and yogurt and percentage meeting total dairy recommendations in America

From: Consuming the daily recommended amounts of dairy products would reduce the prevalence of inadequate micronutrient intakes in the United States: diet modeling study based on NHANES 2007–2010

  

Milk

Cheese

Yogurt

Total dairy

% Below dairy recommendation

 

n

Cup equivalents/day

All

      

2–3 years

477

1.8 ± 0.1

0.4 ± 0.1

0.1 ± 0.0

2.4 ± 0.1

16.2 ± 1.7

4–8 years

958

1.5 ± 0.1

0.6 ± 0.0

0.1 ± 0.0

2.1 ± 0.1

67.4 ± 1.5

9–18 years

1689

1.2 ± 0.1

0.8 ± 0.0

0.0 ± 0.0

2.1 ± 0.1

88.8 ± 0.9

19–50 years

3123

0.8 ± 0.0

0.8 ± 0.0

0.1 ± 0.0

1.7 ± 0.1

98.0 ± 0.3

51–70 years

1771

0.8 ± 0.0

0.6 ± 0.0

0.1 ± 0.0

1.5 ± 0.1

99.0 ± 0.3

71+ years

926

0.9 ± 0.0

0.3 ± 0.0

0.1 ± 0.0

1.3 ± 0.0

99.6 ± 0.2

Females

      

2–3 years

221

2.0 ± 0.1

0.4 ± 0.1

0.1 ± 0.0

2.5 ± 0.2

18.6 ± 1.9

4–8 years

459

1.4 ± 0.1

0.6 ± 0.1

0.1 ± 0.0

2.1 ± 0.1

77.3 ± 2.5

9–18 years

823

1.0 ± 0.1

0.7 ± 0.0

0.0 ± 0.0

1.7 ± 0.1

99.2 ± 0.3

19–50 years

1593

0.8 ± 0.0

0.6 ± 0.0

0.1 ± 0.0

1.4 ± 0.0

99.6 ± 0.1

51–70 years

867

0.7 ± 0.0

0.5 ± 0.0

0.1 ± 0.0

1.3 ± 0.0

99.9 ± 0.1

71+ years

480

0.8 ± 0.0

0.4 ± 0.0

0.1 ± 0.0

1.3 ± 0.0

100.0 ± 0.0

Males

      

2–3 years

256

1.7 ± 0.1

0.4 ± 0.1

0.1 ± 0.0

2.3 ± 0.1

14.0 ± 2.3

4–8 years

499

1.5 ± 0.0

0.5 ± 0.0

0.1 ± 0.0

2.1 ± 0.1

58.3 ± 1.9

9–18 years

866

1.5 ± 0.1

0.9 ± 0.1

0.0 ± 0.0

2.4 ± 0.2

77.9 ± 1.8

19–50 years

1530

0.9 ± 0.1

1.0 ± 0.1

0.0 ± 0.0

1.9 ± 0.1

96.3 ± 0.6

51–70 years

904

1.0 ± 0.1

0.7 ± 0.1

0.0 ± 0.0

1.8 ± 0.1

98.0 ± 0.5

71+ years

446

1.0 ± 0.1

0.3 ± 0.0

0.0 ± 0.0

1.3 ± 0.1

99.0 ± 0.4