National Institute for Health Innovation, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland Mail Centre, Auckland 1142, New Zealand.
Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, 85 Park Road, Grafton, Auckland 1142, New Zealand.
J Sch Health. 2018 Aug;88(8):596-604. doi: 10.1111/josh.12649.
While dietary sources of calcium are important for bone health, the intake of milk and milk products decreases as children get older. A free milk in schools program may mitigate this decrease in milk consumption. We evaluated the Fonterra Milk for schools program (a free milk initiative) by determining changes in children's milk consumption and anthropometric measures over a 2-year period.
The evaluation was conducted in children aged 7-9 years in a representative sample of primary schools participating in the free milk program, in Auckland, New Zealand. The primary outcome was the proportion of children meeting the New Zealand guidelines for dairy and milk product consumption over 7 days (≥2 servings per day). Changes in anthropometric measures were also assessed as secondary outcomes.
Nine schools (N = 511 children) participated in the evaluation. The proportion of children meeting the New Zealand guidelines for milk and milk product consumption over 7 days increased significantly from baseline to 2 years' follow-up (72% vs 94%; p < .001). Body mass index z scores did not change significantly between baseline and 2 years' follow-up.
The Fonterra Milk for Schools initiative appears to be an effective way of increasing milk/milk product consumption behaviors in school-aged children.
虽然饮食中的钙来源对骨骼健康很重要，但随着孩子年龄的增长，他们对牛奶和奶制品的摄入量会减少。学校免费供奶计划可能会缓解这种牛奶消费的减少。我们通过确定儿童在两年内的牛奶摄入量和人体测量指标的变化，来评估恒天然学校供奶计划（一项免费供奶计划）。
该评估在新西兰奥克兰参加免费牛奶计划的代表性小学 7-9 岁儿童中进行。主要结果是符合新西兰乳制品和奶制品消费指南（每天≥2 份）的儿童比例。还评估了人体测量指标的变化作为次要结果。
9 所学校（N=511 名儿童）参与了评估。符合新西兰牛奶和奶制品消费指南的儿童比例从基线到 2 年随访时显著增加（72%对 94%；p<0.001）。体重指数 z 评分在基线和 2 年随访之间没有显著变化。
恒天然学校供奶计划似乎是一种有效增加学龄儿童牛奶/奶制品消费行为的方法。
