The Dairy Matrix concept is that the unique combination of nutrients, bioactive factors and structure in dairy and how they interact together, combine to produce the overall effect of dairy foods on health.
A Scientific Overview of the Health Effects of the Dairy Matrix and a shorter summary on the Dairy Matrix are available to download.
Watch more about the Food Matrix Effect here.
Below are a selection of presentations and summaries from scientific experts on the food and dairy matrix effect at recent conferences and meetings.
Symposium: Exploring the role of dairy foods in the protein transition: does the food matrix matter?
Professor Michelle McKinley, Queen’s University Belfast - Introduction to the food matrix concept: implications for the protein transition
Professor Ian Givens, University of Reading - Dairy matrix effects: the case of protein transition and micronutrient bioavailability
Dr Oliver Witard, King’s College London - Beyond protein content to optimise musculoskeletal health: interactions in the dairy matrix
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Symposium: Food matrix matters - exploring differences in the nutritional and health effects of whole foods, fortified foods and supplements
Dr Alida Melse-Boonstra, Wageningen University and Research, The Netherlands - Bioavailability of micronutrients from whole foods: zooming in on dairy, fruit and vegetables
Prof Hanne C Bertram, Aarhus University, Denmark - Food matrix effects: the case of calcium
Dr Oliver Witard, King’s College London - Taking a food first approach to protein recommendations: the matrix effect
Dr Michael Crowe, Dublin Dental University Hospital & Trinity College Dublin
Dairy ingredients or dairy matrix: a role in dental health?
You can watch a recording of Dr Crowe's presentation here
From athletes to older adults: food-focused approaches for maximising the health effects of protein
Dr Nicholas A Burd, University of Illinois, USA
Food matrix effects – implications for the impact of protein on muscle
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Watch the webinar here
Dr Nicholas Burd, University of Illinois
Food matrix effects on protein nutrition – implications for athletes
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Health effects of dairy foods: new insights based on the food matrix concept
Beyond nutrients: impact of the dairy matrix on cardiometabolic health
Professor Arne Astrup, Novo Nordisk Foundation
Musculoskeletal health: the importance of the dairy matrix effect
Dr Sandra Iuliano, University of Melbourne
Download the booklet for the webinar here.
The webinar can be watched here.
Professor Arne Astrup, Novo Nordisk Foundation
Dairy and CVD risk reduction – new insights based on the food matrix concept
The Dairy Matrix:
A food science perspective: composition, properties and implications of processing
Professor Alan Kelly, University College Cork
A nutrition perspective: health impacts beyond individual nutrients
Dr Aileen O’Connor, Food for Health Ireland at University College Dublin
Watch a recording of the webinar here.
Symposium on The Dairy Matrix: a new approach to understanding the health effects of food:
The food matrix: is it time to rethink how we evaluate the health effects of food?
Prof Michelle McKinley, Queen’s University Belfast
Dairy matrix and health from a holistic point of view
Dr Jean–Michel Lecerf, Institut Pasteur, Lille
Read the abstracts of Prof McKinley and Dr Lecerf’s presentations here.
Symposium on Beyond nutrients: health effects of the dairy matrix:
Metabolic health: the impact of the dairy matrix
Professor Arne Astrup, University of Copenhagen
Dairy matrix effects on musculoskeletal health
Professor René Rizzoli, University Hospitals of Geneva
Read the abstracts of Profs Astrup and Rizzoli’s presentations here.
Beyond nutrients: the matrix effect
Professor Arne Astrup, University of Copenhagen
Symposium on Beyond nutrients: health effects of the dairy matrix:
Prof Luc van Loon, University of Maastricht
Muscle mass maintenance: protein and physical activity
Prof Arne Astrup, University of Copenhagen
Dairy matrix effects on type 2 diabetes and cardiometabolic health
Read the abstracts of Profs Astrup and van Loon’s presentations here
The dairy matrix: is food more than the sum of its nutrients?
Dr Emma Feeney, University College Dublin
Prof Ian Givens, Institute for Food, Nutrition and Health, University of Reading
The food matrix: is it time to rethink how we evaluate the health effects of food?
Dr Michelle McKinley, Centre for Public Health, Queen’s University Belfast
Muscle, bones and body fat: dairy matrix effects on body composition
Prof Arne Astrup, Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports, University of Copenhagen
Metabolic health: the impact of the dairy matrix
To download the summaries of the presentations please click here
Dr Michelle McKinley, Queen’s University Belfast
The nutritional and health benefits of dairy foods in the European diet: an overview
Dr Jean–Michel Lecerf, Institut Pasteur de Lille, France
From milk matrix to health benefits: an overview
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.