recommends three cups of low-fat and fat-free milk and milk products such as milk, cheese and yogurt every day.
"Three servings of dairy a day help meet the nutrition requirements for four of the seven most critical nutrients adult Americans are lacking: vitamin A, calcium, magnesium and potassium," says Greg Miller, senior v.p., nutrition and product innovation, Dairy Management Inc.™ (DMI). "They also provide three of the five nutrients kids are lacking: calcium, magnesium and potassium."