12 Countries with Highest Dairy Consumption and Low Osteoporosis Rates

11. Lithuania

Milk consumption: 81.06 kg

Cheese consumption: 15.1 kg

Butter consumption: 2.51 kg

Hip fractures incidents: 216 per 100,000

With 15.1 kg of cheese eaten annually per capita, Lithuania ranks as one of the greatest cheese consumers in the world. Other dairy products are also consumed in large amounts in the country. Prevalence of osteoporosis in Lithuania is the highest among countries on our list. Still, according to IOF, there is the moderate risk of fractures in Lithuania. One of the main problems the country will experience in the future is aging population (54% of the population will be 50 and older by 2050) which will undoubtedly affect osteoporosis rates.

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