12 Countries with Highest Dairy Consumption and Low Osteoporosis Rates

4. Netherlands

Milk consumption: 150.34 kg

Cheese consumption: 5.22 kg

Butter consumption: 1.28 kg

Hip fractures incidents: 188 per 100,000

With 188 hip fractures incidents per 100,000 people, there is a medium risk of osteoporosis in Netherlands, the country which is one of the greatest consumers of milk products in Europe.  According to one analysis, 32% of all fractures in the Netherlands in 2010 were a consequence of osteoporosis. The same study predicts that osteoporosis-related fractures will increase by 40% by 2030 while health care costs for osteoporosis-related fractures will grow by 50% reaching 300 million Euros in 2030.

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