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Chocolate Milk Consumption in Canada
Of the total added sugar intake in a person’s diet, it is estimated that chocolate milk contributes less than 1% – or less than 1 gram – of added sugar per person per day.
- The average yearly consumption of chocolate drinks (including chocolate milk and chocolate milk beverages) is about 4.2 Litres per person, which translates into 12 mL per day.1 This represents only 7% of total fluid milk consumption, which is about 58 Litres per person, per year;1
- · The average per capita milk product intake in Canada is less than 2 servings/day (about 1.3 servings/day). Chocolate milk represents a very small portion of total milk product consumption (about 6%);1,2
- · The estimated contribution of added sugar via chocolate milk consumption per person per day is < 1 g/day, or less than 1% of total added sugar intake;2
- · A large proportion of the Canadian population, from all age groups, does not meet the minimum recommended number of servings of milk products per day.3
References
- Statistics Canada. Food Statistics. Canada, 2008.
- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. Statistics of the Canadian Dairy Industry, 2008.
- Statistics Canada. Nutrition: findings from the Canadian Community Health Survey 2004. Overview of Canadians’ eating habits. Ottawa, Canada: Health Statistics Division, 2006:47.
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