Dairy consumption among middle-aged and elderly adults in Switzerland
Publikasjonsdetaljer
Tidsskrift : Journal of Dairy Science (JDS) , vol. 97 , p. 5387–5392 , 2014
Utgiver : Elsevier
Internasjonale standardnummer
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Trykt
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0022-0302
Elektronisk
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1525-3198
Publikasjonstype : Short communication
Sak : 9
Lenker
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DOI
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doi.org/10.3168/jds.2014-8193
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Kjetil Aune
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kjetil.aune@nofima.no
Sammendrag
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 (50–81 yr 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.
