Review article
Consumption and importance of milk in nutrition surveys in Croatia
Antoinette Kaić-Rak
; Hrvatski Zavod za javno zdravstvo, Rockefellerova 7, 10000 Zagreb
Katica Antonić
Krunoslav Capak
Bernard Kaić
Abstract
Considering composition, resorption and utilization in organism, milk is qualified as a foodstuff of a high nutrient density. Experience and scientific evidence point that milk contributes to prevention of several chronic illnesses such as some carcinoma sites, hypertension and osteoporosis. Consumption of different types of milk products is influenced by new scientific findings, economical situation and dietary habits. Since several years, data on food consumption confirmed a slight decrease in consumption of milk and milk products. Results of nutrition surveys, conducted by the Croatian National Institute of Public Health also indicate unsatisfactorily low consumption of milk and milk products among elementary and secondary school population in Croatia. Only 66% of school children consume two or more, while 17 % of children consume less than one deciliter of milk daily. According to the results of a whole day meal computer analysis, daily mean values of calcium intake is within range from 570-713 mg in comparision to recommended 1000 mg and more of calcium. Data on milk consumption among adult population point that only about 45 % of adults consume milk every day.
Keywords
milk; milk consumption; school children
Hrčak ID:
94979
URI
Publication date:
10.1.1996.
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