Objective To understand the knowledge,attitude and behavior of nutrition related to dairy products among Uygur high school students in Xinjiang,so as to provide evidence for health education to Uygur high school students in this area. Method A random cluster sampling method was used to select 1 792 Uygur Students in 35 classes of 7 high schools in Hotan City,Xinjiang,and the results were analyzed in October 2014. Results Nutritional knowledge,attitudes and behavior of rural Uygur students were poorer than those of urban students,and there were significant difference (P< 0.01). The correct answer rate of the milk nutrition knowledge in high school students was 63.63%,and the total correct rate of milk drinking behaviors was 42.38%. 12.56% of the Uygur high school students were not interested in dairy nutrition knowledge. 37.51% of the Uygur senior high school students were willing to participate in milk related nutrition knowledge activities,while 22.07% of the students were not willing to participate in related activities yet. There was a positive correlation between high school students′milk related nutrition knowledge and attitude (r=0.118,P <0.01). Conclusions The knowledge of milk related nutrition knowledge in Uygur high school students is poor and the rate of correct behavior is low,but their attitude is positive. Effective measures should be taken to improve nutrition knowledge in the future.