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. 2014 Mar 19;99(5):1217S–1222S. doi: 10.3945/ajcn.113.073007

TABLE 3.

Role of milk products in food patterns1

2–8 y 9–18 y 19–50 y ≥51 y
Without dairy With dairy Without dairy With dairy Without dairy With dairy Without dairy With dairy
% of recommendation % of recommendation % of recommendation % of recommendation
Calcium 146 54 97 32 134 47 107 38
Potassium 70 43 59 38 68 48 71 49
Magnesium 254 160 114 69 112 79 109 75
1

Adequate Intakes for calcium and potassium and Estimated Average Requirements for magnesium are shown. Data are from reference 9. With dairy = 2.5–3.5 servings/d; Without dairy = <1 serving/d.