Yon Bethany A, Johnson Rachel K
Nutrition and Food Sciences Department, 353 Carrigan Wing, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT 05405. Email:
Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, and Nutrition and Food Sciences Department, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont.
Prev Chronic Dis. 2015 Oct 1;12:E166. doi: 10.5888/pcd12.150163.
Milk is a source of shortfall nutrients in children's diets, but most children do not consume recommended amounts. We measured consumption of milk by elementary-schoolchildren (grades 3-5) in a diverse sample of schools before and after implementation of the US Department of Agriculture's updated meal regulations requiring flavored milk to be fat-free. Flavored milk consumption did not change from 2010 to 2013; 52.2% of students in 2010 and 49.7% in 2013 consumed 7 ounces or more of an 8-ounce container. Updated regulations succeeded in lowering the amount of fat, added sugars, and calories in school milk but did not change overall milk consumption, thus improving children's diet quality.
牛奶是儿童饮食中营养不足的一个来源，但大多数儿童并未达到推荐摄入量。我们在美国农业部更新膳食规定（要求调味牛奶必须无脂肪）前后，对不同学校样本中的小学生（三年级至五年级）的牛奶消费量进行了测量。从2010年到2013年，调味牛奶的消费量没有变化；2010年52.2%的学生和2013年49.7%的学生饮用了8盎司包装中7盎司或更多的牛奶。更新后的规定成功降低了学校供应牛奶中的脂肪、添加糖和卡路里含量，但并未改变牛奶的总体消费量，从而改善了儿童的饮食质量。
