When And How Much Is The Right Portion To Drink Milk? Here's The Doctor's Explanation

JAKARTA - Milk is one of the companion's intakes to meet the body's nutritional needs. Milk contains various important nutrients, including protein, calcium, phosphorus, vitamin D, to vitamin A.

This content is important for the body, ranging from building and repairing body tissues, maintaining bone and dental health, maintaining eye health, immune system, to skin health.

However, to get these various nutrients, there are various things that must be considered when consuming milk. One of them is the recommended portion of drinking milk in a day.

Nutritionist, dr. Laurencia Ardi, MGizi, AIFOK, said that there is actually no exact daily portion to drink milk. The amount of drinking milk every day depends on the needs of each individual.

"Actually, there is no specific recommendation for drinking milk, how much must be liter in one day," said Doctor Laurencia when met in Central Jakarta, on Wednesday, July 2, 2025.

Milk consumption is needed to meet intake, especially calcium and protein. Therefore, the daily intake of milk is also adjusted to the needs of calcium and protein for each person that is different.

Actually, we are pursuing the protein content and calcium content. So back again, according to the needs of each individual, how much is the protein needed in one day, how much calcium," he explained.

"The maximum top does not exist, depending on the needs, because milk is actually just a companion food," he added.

For the time to drink, there is also no specific. Consuming milk can be done at any time, adjusted to the comfort of each individual.

"There is no specific time to drink milk, whenever it's okay. If you want milk in the morning, afternoon, night, it's okay at any time," said Doctor Laurencia.