Dubai, May 7 -- During the holy month of Ramadan, when the time for iftar arrives, you want to indulge in the main meal of soup, appetizers, stews or meat products. You might skip or eat fewer dairy products at this meal unless you take care.
Dairy products include milk, yogurt, labneh, cheese and kefir. The recommended daily intake of dairy is three servings. An example could be one cup of milk, one cup of yogurt and a 30g serving of hard cheese.
Why dairy?
Dairy products provide essential vitamins and minerals including phosphorus, potassium, protein and calcium. It provides the easiest, fastest and most bioavailable way to get your daily recommended intake of calcium.
A cup of milk contains 243mg of calcium that is easily absorbed by...