The importance of milk in nutrition and development of its consumption

The author describes the development of milk consumption in CR since 1989 and its downward trend during the course of transformation period. He refers to the importance of milk proteins content and especially of calcium in dairy products. He compares the level of milk consumption in CR, in terms of milk proteins and milk fat content, with selected countries with developed dairying. He assumes that the drop of the average milk and dairy products consumption in the period 1989-1990 caused 140 mg reduction of daily calcium intake per 1 inhabitant.