Data on Consumption

Two out of three Canadians are not consuming the minimum recommended number of servings of milk products every day. Get the complete data on Canadians' consumption of milk products from the Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS), from the Canadian Council of Food and Nutrition (CCFN) Ethnographic Study, and from Statistics Canada.

Quantitative Data

Most Canadian adults do not consume enough milk products every day and, as a result, could be missing out on the multiple health benefits that they provide. Discover the most recent quantitative data on the consumption of milk and milk products.
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Qualitative Data

Only one in three Canadians gets enough milk products every day. Researchers are trying to identify the factors contributing to this underconsumption in order to find strategies aimed at increasing milk product consumption to optimal levels.
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