Presentations on bone health from our conferences and symposia are below.
You can download an overview on Dairy and Bone Health here.
ESPEN Congress, Lyon, September 2023
Fighting Fractures and Falls with Food
Dr Sandra Iuliano, University of Melbourne
Preventing fractures, falls and malnutrition - results of a dairy intervention trial for older people in residential care
Watch the symposium and download the symposium brochure.
DCNI Nutrition & Health Conference, Belfast, March 2023
Dr Sandra Iuliano, University of Melbourne
Improving dairy consumption in residential care homes: a food-based strategy to prevent fractures and falls in older adults
Watch Dr Iuliano's presentation here.
Interview with Dr Sandra Iuliano and Prof David Armstrong, Belfast, October 2022
On behalf of the European Milk Forum, Professor David J Armstrong interviewed Dr Sandra Iuliano about her study showing that providing extra dairy foods to older people in residential care could significantly reduce fractures and falls.
Find out more about the study and watch the full interview here.
See a short clip of the interview here.
European Geriatric Medicine Society Congress (EuGMS), London, September 2022
A focus on food: effective nutritional approaches to improve musculoskeletal health in older people
Dr Sandra Iuliano, University of Melbourne
Fractures and falls - prevention through food. Results of a dairy intervention trial for older people in residential care
Watch the symposium and download the symposium brochure.
ESPEN Virtual Congress, September 2021
Health effects of dairy foods: new insights based on the food matrix concept
Dr Sandra Iuliano, University of Melbourne
The importance of the dairy matrix for musculoskeletal health
Click here for the webinar booklet
The European Federation of the Associations of Dietitians (EFAD) Food Matrix Webinar, June 2021
Health effects of dairy foods: new insights based on the food matrix concept
Dr Sandra Iuliano, University of Melbourne
Musculoskeletal health: the importance of the dairy matrix effect
Watch the webinar here; Download the webinar booklet here
DCNI ‘Milk It’ Sports Nutrition Seminar, Belfast, December 2019
Professor Louise Burke, Australian Institute of Sport
New ideas about calcium and bone health in athletes
Federation of European Nutrition Societies (FENS) 13th European Nutrition Conference, Dublin, October 2019
Professor René Rizzoli, University Hospitals of Geneva
Dairy matrix effects on musculoskeletal health
Read the abstract of Prof Rizzoli’s presentation here.
World Congress on Osteoporosis, Osteoarthritis and Musculoskeletal Diseases (WCO–IOF–ESCEO), Paris, April 2019
A summary of dairy and bone health
Professor Arne Astrup, University of Copenhagen
Beyond nutrients: the matrix effect, including bone health
World Congress on Osteoporosis, Osteoarthritis and Musculoskeletal Diseases (WCO–IOF–ESCEO), Krakow, April 2018
Microbiota and bone health summary
DCNI ‘Milk It’ Sports Nutrition Seminar, Belfast, October 2017
Professor Susan Lanham–New, University of Surrey
Influences of diet and exercise on bone health in athletes
DCNI & European Milk Forum (EMF) Symposium, Belfast, October 2017
Dr Michelle McKinley, Centre for Public Health, Queen’s University Belfast
Muscle, bones and body fat: dairy matrix effects on body composition
DCNI Nutrition & Health Conference, Belfast, April 2017
Dr Eamon Laird, Trinity College Dublin
Dairy and the elderly: evidence to support the policies
World Congress on Osteoporosis, Osteoarthritis and Musculoskeletal Diseases (WCO–IOF–ESCEO), Florence, March 2017
Symposium on Dairy Products & Bone in 2017: from health benefits to health economics:
Dr Mickael Hiligsmann, Maastricht University, Netherlands
Saving lives and resources by preventing osteoporotic fractures with dairy products
Summaries of the presentations can be downloaded here
‘Take home’ messages from Symposium chair Professor René Rizzoli, University Hospitals of Geneva
World Congress on Osteoporosis, Osteoarthritis and Musculoskeletal Diseases (WCO–IOF–ESCEO), Malaga, April 2016
Dr Véronique Coxam, Clermont–Ferrand University, France
Osteosarcopenia: cross–talking between muscle and bone
DCNI Nutrition & Health Conference, Belfast, May 2014
Dr Kelsey Mangano, Harvard Medical School, Boston
An update on protein and bone health