Consumption of Milk and Dairy Products Among Junior High and Senior High School Students — China, 2016–2017

WHAT IS ALREADY KNOWN ABOUT THIS TOPIC? Chinese dietary guidelines recommend an intake of milk and dairy products to be closely related to human health. Although the production capacity of dairy in China is strong, the per capita consumption of dairy products is not high. WHAT IS ADDED BY THIS REPORT? This report showed that the consumption rate of milk and dairy products of junior high and senior high school students in China was 82.5% from 2016 to 2017. Only 44.1% of them consumed milk and dairy products every day. Only 20.4% of these students reached intake levels recommended by the Dietary guidelines for Chinese residents (2016). WHAT ARE THE IMPLICATIONS FOR PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE? Milk and dairy products are a key food group in a healthy dietary pattern. To cultivate a healthy eating habit of including dairy for children and adolescents, the government, suppliers, schools, and parents need to cooperate together.