Experts' Summaries
Guest contributors to Dairy Nutrition share their professional expertise on a variety of topics related to milk products, nutrition and health.
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Institute of Medicine's DRIs for Calcium and Vitamin D
Following a comprehensive review of the scientific literature, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) issued recommendations for intakes of calcium and vitamin D based on their key role in skeletal health, consistent with a cause-and-effect relationship. A review of nearly 1,000 published...
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Sodium Reduction in the Canadian Food Supply: Challenges for Cheese
In July 2010, the Sodium Working Group of Health Canada released their recommendations for reducing sodium intakes of Canadians to 2,300 mg/day by 2016.1 Although sodium consumption in Canada is too high, its reduction in foods such as cheese is challenging. Cheese contributes about 5% of...
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Avoidance of Dairy Products: Implications for Nutrient Adequacy and Health
With up to 16 essential nutrients, dairy products provide a nutritional package that is difficult to replicate. Moreover, a growing body of evidence demonstrates a link between dairy intake and a decreased risk of several conditions, including hypertension and type 2 diabetes ....
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Optimizing Body Composition During Weight Loss: The Role of Milk Products
The role of milk products in weight loss has been controversial due to inconsistencies in study findings. However, results from recent studies, including a meta-analysis, suggest that including milk products as part of a weight-loss diet leads to greater reductions in weight and importantly greater reductions in fat mass, and preservation or gains in lean mass (skeletal muscle and bone).
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Dietary Sources of Saturated Fat May Influence Cardiovascular Disease Risk
Current dietary recommendations focus on reducing saturated fat intake to lower cardiovascular disease risk. Yet, recent studies suggest that the link between saturated fat intake and cardiovascular disease risk may not be so straightforward. Data now indicate that the food source of...
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Gut Microbiota and Milk Products: Implications for Health
Emerging scientific evidence has demonstrated a link between human gut microbiota (gut bacteria) and a number of health conditions including obesity, cardiovascular disease and others. Diet appears to play an important role.
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Prevalence of Lactose Intolerance Among Canadian Adults
Dairy products have been associated with several health benefits including bone health and a reduced risk of hypertension, colon cancer and type 2 diabetes. Many individuals—believing they are lactose intolerant—limit or avoid milk products, potentially compromising not only their calcium and vitamin D intakes, but also their health.
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Study: Do Young Athletes Make Appropriate Food Choices Before, During, and After Competition?
It is important that the diet of young athletes meets nutritional recommendations. This is what our research team examined at the 2011 Quebec and Canada Winter Games.
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Lactose Intolerance and Milk Allergy
A better understanding of the difference between lactose intolerance and milk allergies leads to a better understanding of how to manage these two distinct conditions.
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Bone Health and Osteoporosis
The calcium and other nutrients in milk products are essential for building and maintaining strong bones during childhood, reducing bone loss during adulthood and preventing osteoporosis.
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Hypertension
Learn more about the scientific evidence on hypertension and the impact of milk products in its prevention, as well as the effects of other lifestyle factors.
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