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Scientific Evidence > Cancer
Vitamin D and Cancer
In 2009, a major systematic review of the evidence concluded the following regarding vitamin D and cancer: Cancer from all causes Two randomized controlled trials and one analysis of the NHANES database (two publications) evaluated this association;Both randomized controlled trials were...
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Nutrients in Milk Products > Vitamin D
Vitamin D and Health
The evidence to date, largely from systematic reviews, indicates that higher levels of serum 25(OH)D may significantly reduce the risk of several chronic diseases, including cardiovascular disease, and some cancers, such as breast and colon cancer. Research also indicates that increased...
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Nutrients in Milk Products > Vitamin D
Vitamin D and Bone Health
A systematic review of the evidence conducted in 2009 for the Institute of Medicine by the Tufts Evidence-based Practice Center in preparation for revisions to the Dietary Reference Intakes for vitamin D and calcium concluded the following regarding vitamin D and bone health. The results...
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Nutrients in Milk Products > Vitamin D
Vitamin D and Cardiovascular Disease
A systematic review of the evidence performed in 2009 for the Institute of Medicine by the Tufts Evidence-based Practice Center in preparation for revisions to the Dietary Reference Intakes for vitamin D and calcium concluded the following regarding vitamin D and cardiovascular disease:...
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Scientific Evidence > Cardiovascular Disease
Vitamin D and Cardiovascular Disease
A systematic review of the evidence performed in 2009 for the Institute of Medicine by the Tufts Evidence-based Practice Center in preparation for revisions to the Dietary Reference Intakes for vitamin D and calcium concluded the following regarding vitamin D and cardiovascular disease:...
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Scientific Evidence > Multiple Health Benefits
Milk Products in Dental Health: Summary of Evidence
For more than 50 years, many studies have consistently provided evidence for the benefits of milk and milk products on dental health.
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Scientific Evidence > Experts' Summaries
The alkaline diet, the acid-ash hypothesis and bone health
Numerous webpages, books for lay persons, and alternative health practitioners espouse that diets favouring protein foods (especially meat and dairy products) and grains produce excess acid, such as phosphate, that must be buffered. They claim that this buffering mobilizes bone mineral...
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Nutrients in Milk Products > Vitamin D
Functions of Vitamin D
The function of vitamin D that is most clearly understood is its role in calcium metabolism. However, there is evidence for emerging roles that have implications for health and prevention of various diseases. When blood levels of calcium fall, parathyroid hormone (PTH) is released to...
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Calcium Supplements and Cardiovascular Disease Risk
There is evidence from meta-analyses that calcium supplements are associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease. However, dietary calcium has not been shown to impair cardiovascular...
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Milk: An Essential Source of Vitamin B12
Vitamin B12 deficiency affects a large proportion of older adults, and its prevalence increases with age. Furthermore, recommended intakes may not be adequate to reach and maintain optimal vitamin...
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Milk Products and Breast Cancer
Current evidence from the literature indicates that the consumption of milk products is not associated with an increased risk of breast cancer.
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Milk Products Play a Key Role in Preventing Type 2 Diabetes
A growing and largely consistent body of evidence, including data from several meta-analyses, demonstrates that milk products significantly lower the risk of developing type 2 diabetes.
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The Maritime Dairy Industry Award
If you are from the Maritimes and you are studying in a field that applies to the dairy industry, you are eligible to apply for the Maritime Dairy Industry Award, which consists of two $2,000 scholarships.
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