TABLE 2.

Selected dietary recommendations for dairy by country

Country and population group	Daily recommendation
Australia
12–18 y	3 servings of milk, yogurt, cheese, or custard
All others >4 y	2 servings of milk, yogurt, cheese, or custard
Canada
9–18 y	3–4 servings of milk, yogurt, kefir, or cheese
2–8 y, 19–50 y	2 servings of milk, yogurt, kefir, or cheese
≥51 y	3 servings of milk, yogurt, kefir, or cheese
Chile
2–5 y	3 cups milk or yogurt or one piece of cheese
10–18 y	3–4 cups milk or yogurt or one piece of cheese
19–59 y	3 cups milk or yogurt or one piece of cheese
≥60 y	2–3 cups milk or yogurt or one piece of cheese
China
General	300 g dairy milk or dairy products
Breastfeeding women	500 mL dairy milk or dairy products
Finland
All	500 mL milk or liquid yogurt
France
General >3 y	3 servings of milk, cheese, or yogurt
India
1–18 y, pregnant and lactating women	5 portions of milk
Adults	3 portions of milk
Japan
General	2 servings of milk/milk products
South Africa
7–13 y	2–3 cups milk, maas, yogurt, sour milk, or cheese
14–25 y	1–2 cups milk, maas, yogurt, sour milk, or cheese
>25 y	1 cup milk, maas, yogurt, sour milk, or cheese
Switzerland
General	3 portions of milk, yogurt, or cheese
Elderly	3–4 portions of milk, yogurt, or cheese
United Kingdom
General	Eat some milk and dairy foods every day
Turkey
Adults	2 servings of milk, yogurt, or cheese
Children, adolescents, pregnant and lactating women	3–4 servings of milk, yogurt, or cheese
United States
2–3 y	2 cups of low-fat milk, yogurt, or fortified beverage
4–8 y	2.5 cups of low-fat milk, yogurt, or fortified beverage
>9 y	3 cups of low-fat milk, yogurt, or fortified beverage