The average annual consumption of dairy products in the world is 100kg, while that in China is only 6 kg, which is less than one tenth of the world average. This is related to China people's eating habits and understanding of milk. To this end, we launched a survey. The subjects of the survey are mainly the parents of classmates around them and some of their neighbors and relatives (attached: questionnaire), which can not represent all of them, but it can also explain the problem to some extent. The survey results show that in the past 80% families did not drink milk often, and 20% families never even drank milk. Only 20% families have the habit of drinking milk. Many families said that they only used milk as their children's staple food in infancy, and then they stopped emphasizing drinking milk when they were a little older. Regarding the question "How do you supplement your children's nutrition?", 60% of parents choose to buy expensive nutrition and health care products, and 75% choose to buy some advanced foods. Only less than 10% of parents choose to give their children a glass of milk every day. These are mainly due to ignorance of milk nutrition. In the answer "Do you know the nutritional value of milk?", 30% don't know. 60% know a little; Only 10% knows.
The lack of knowledge makes people generally think that milk is only a dispensable food, and the consumption of dairy products is seriously insufficient, which directly leads to the serious shortage of daily dietary calcium intake of Chinese residents. The results of many nutritional surveys show that the average daily dietary calcium intake of Chinese residents is only about 400 mg, while the average daily dietary calcium intake recommended by the World Health Organization is 800 mg-1200 mg, which is two to three times that of China. At the same time, the survey shows that the calcium intake of infants, children, teenagers, middle-aged and elderly people, pregnant women and other people who need calcium most is also less than 60% of the standard. This shows that residents in China are generally short of calcium. Calcium deficiency will not only lead to rickets, osteomalacia, senile osteoporosis and other common diseases, but also affect the full development of bones.
Teenagers are an important period for the healthy growth of life. During this period, a reasonable diet and adequate nutrition will surely lay a good foundation for future physical and intellectual growth. Let children drink 250 ml of fresh milk or 30-40 g of milk powder every day. 300 mg of calcium, 7-8 g of high-quality protein and quite a few trace elements can be obtained. If we persist in this way, the child's physique, physical quality and intellectual development will be fundamentally changed in 5 to 10 years or longer.
Fortunately, our survey results also show that with the improvement of people's living standards and the deepening of health awareness, people gradually realize the nutritional value of milk under the propaganda of various media, and more and more families begin to consciously incorporate milk into their daily recipes like my family. For the sake of health, the habit of a glass of milk every day for the whole family is taking shape. We also specially visited several supermarkets and asked about the sales of dairy products. They all said that the sales of dairy products, especially fresh milk, have been rising in the past two years. Fresh milk that just arrived in the afternoon is usually sold out at noon the next day. According to the prediction of experts from China Dairy Industry Association, the consumption of dairy products in China will increase substantially in the next five years, and the annual growth rate is expected to reach more than 15%.
The third Tuesday of May every year is International Milk Day. Nowadays, the benefits of drinking milk are increasingly recognized by the public.