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  The benefits of milk products on blood pressure: a role for bioactive peptides

  Hypertension (blood pressure ≥ 140/90 mmHg) is responsible for more deaths than any other risk factor for cardiovascular disease and is predicted to become the leading cause of death and disability worldwide by 2020.” Currently, more than five million Canadians have hypertension and...

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  Chocolate Milk: Improving Diet Quality for Children and Adolescents

  Studies have consistently demonstrated that inclusion of chocolate or flavoured milk in the diets of children and adolescents significantly improves diet quality with no adverse effect on weight. This is substantiated by the American Heart Association’s recent Scientific Statement on...

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  WHO Report on Trans Fats: Effects of Industrial versus Ruminant Trans Fat

  Data from randomized, controlled trials and observational studies demonstrate unequivocally that industrial trans fatty acids (TFA) derived from partially hydrogenated oils adversely affect several cardiovascular risk factors and are highly correlated with an increased risk of coronary...

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  Adequate milk product consumption may help prevent type 2 Diabetes

  A healthy diet and lifestyle play an important role in the prevention of chronic diseases including type 2 diabetes. Emerging evidence suggests that ensuring adequate consumption of milk products may significantly reduce the risk of developing type 2 diabetes. While the exact mechanisms...

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  Building Healthier Diets: The Nutrient-Rich Foods Index

  In the fight against obesity, we need to be counseling the public on the need to spend less time counting calories and more time making sure that every calorie counts. The goal of nutrient profiling is to provide “nutrition at a glance.” Not only are current nutrition facts panels...

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  Milk Products and the Prevention of Colon Cancer

  Colon cancer is the third most common cancer in males and females and the second leading cause of mortality in the Western World. It has been estimated that in Canada in 2009, a total of 22,000 individuals will develop colon cancer (12,100 males/9,900 females). The incidence rate of this...

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  Barriers to Milk Consumption

  Data from nutrition surveys confirm that, despite increased knowledge about nutrition and health, Canadians still aren't getting the number of servings of milk products recommended by the Food Guide.Fruit and vegetable consumption is poor, but that of milk and milk products is even worse...

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  LDL Subclasses and CVD Risk

  The atherogenic dyslipidemia seen in patients with the metabolic syndrome includes elevated plasma triglyceride levels, reduced high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol (C) and increased small, dense cholesterol depleted low-density lipoprotein (sdLDL) particles. Lowering sdLDL levels...

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