Dairy Council Conference 2017
The Dairy Council hosted a conference for nutrition and health professionals on 5th April at W5, Belfast. The conference focused on new developments in nutrition science and practice, including those in relation to dairy foods, and was chaired by Professor Sean Strain from the Northern Ireland Centre for Food and Health (NICHE) at Ulster University.
Presentations:
Dr Sabita S Soedamah–Muthu, Wageningen University, The Netherlands
Cardiometabolic health and fermented dairy foods: a review of the evidence
Professor Marie Murphy, Ulster University
Promoting physical activity and reducing sedentary behaviour in young people
Mary Feeney, King’s College London
Early dietary interventions for prevention of food allergy: lessons from peanut allergy
Dr Éadaoin Ní Bhuachalla, University College Cork
Malnutrition in the oncology setting: prevalence, diagnosis and treatment strategies
Dr Eamon Laird, Trinity College Dublin
Dairy and the elderly: evidence to support the policies
Professor Fred Brouns, Maastricht University, The Netherlands
Gluten protein: the good, the bad or just ugly?
To download the summaries of the presentations please click here
Pictured standing L to R: Prof Sean Strain, Mary Feeney, Prof Marie Murphy, Prof Fred Brouns, Dr Éadaoin Ní Bhuachalla
Seated L to R: Dr Carole Lowis, Dr Eamon Laird, Dr Sabita Soedamah–Muthu
Health Professionals
This section of our website is specifically for nutrition and health professionals to help keep you up to date with the latest nutrition research, particularly in relation to milk and dairy products. You’ll find summaries and presentations from our conferences and events, together with scientific overviews of dairy and health topics.