Short communication: Dairy consumption among middle-aged and elderly adults in Switzerland

Different studies have shown that people are aware of the benefits of dairy products, but a sizeable part of the world's population still does not consume the recommended amount of dairy produce. The aims of the present research were to determine which dairy products are consumed by the middle-...

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Published in:Journal of dairy science 2014-09, Vol.97 (9), p.5387-5392
Main Authors: Chollet, Magali, Gille, Doreen, Piccinali, Patrizia, Bütikofer, Ueli, Schmid, Alexandra, Stoffers, Helena, Altintzoglou, Themistoklis, Walther, Barbara
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Animals
Body Mass Index
Cheese
consumption
dairy
Diet
elderly
European Continental Ancestry Group
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Milk
Socioeconomic Factors
Surveys and Questionnaires
Swiss
Switzerland
Yogurt
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Summary:Different studies have shown that people are aware of the benefits of dairy products, but a sizeable part of the world's population still does not consume the recommended amount of dairy produce. The aims of the present research were to determine which dairy products are consumed by the middle-aged and elderly (50–81yr old) living in Switzerland and to explore why some of this population segment are actually reducing their consumption of dairy products. On average, older Swiss adults consumed 2.6 portions of dairy products per day, which is slightly less than the recommended 3 to 4 portions a day. Additionally, about one-quarter of the respondents indicated that they have reduced their milk or dairy consumption. The main reasons given for this decision were to reduce fat or cholesterol. A reported difficulty in digesting some dairy products may be a further reason for limiting dairy intake, particularly cheese. It follows that a need for the propagation of appropriate nutritional information about dairy products to the middle-aged and elderly exists.
ISSN:0022-0302
1525-3198
DOI:10.3168/jds.2014-8193