Dairy intake in the Mexican population: 2012 National Nutrition and Health Survey Results (ENSANUT 2012) (1018.9)

Objective. A ssess milk, yoghurt and dairy intake in the Mexican population using data from the 2012 National Nutrition and Health Survey. Methods. The ENSANUT 2012’s home, individual and 24h recall questionnaires were used to obtain socioeconomic, anthropometric and dietary data. Dairy products were categorized into: whole milk, skimmed milk, yoghurt and other dairies. Descriptive analyseswere made by sex, age group, residence area and well‐being tertiles. X 2 and T tests were used for proportions and mean comparisons. Results. The mean dairy energy intake in the population was of 167.5 kcal. Whole milk contributed with up to 21% of the energy intake in children <5y. Dairy consumers had significatively higher intake of energy, total fat, mono and saturated fat (SFA), sugar and calcium (Ca) than non‐consumers (p<0.05). More dairy consumers met IOM’s EAR for Ca and Vitamin D compared with non‐consumers; 35.8% vs 7.7% and 10.6% vs 2.6% (p<0.05) respectively. 59% of yoghurt consumers met IOM´s EAR for Ca compared with 24.5% of non‐consumers (p<0.05). In contrast, more non‐dairy consumers met sugar and SFA recommendations than consumers; 44.3% vs 37.6% and 67.1% vs 31.3% (p<0.05) respectively. Conclusion. Milk, yoghurt and dairies represent an important source of energy, Ca and vitamin D in the Mexican population. However, the intake of skimmed milk must be encouraged in order to reduce saturated fat consumption. Grant Funding Source : Sponsored/funded by Instituto Danone de Mexico