This section contains information on the gut and gut health and, in particular, on the role dairy foods can play, including the 'milk sugar' lactose.
It includes presentations from our conferences and symposia.
DCNI Nutrition & Health Conference, Belfast, April 2024
Professor Thom Huppertz, Wageningen University and Research - Lactose for health and nutrition: breakthrough innovation or old news for new people?
Professor Orla O’Sullivan, Teagasc Food Research Centre & University College Cork - No guts, no glory: a role for the microbiome in athletic performance?
Grainne O’Higgins, Sport Ireland Institute - Reducing the revolving door of IBS referrals: more than just FODMAPs
Professor Alex Miras, Ulster University - Gut hormones: new insights on the effects on metabolism, appetite and food intake
Click here to watch a recording of the conference.
DCNI ‘Milk It’ Sports Nutrition Seminar, Belfast, November 2023
Professor Gareth Wallis, University of Birmingham - Delivering carbohydrates for exercise with dairy - the application of lactose in sports nutrition
Click here to watch a recording.
DCNI Nutrition & Health Conference, Belfast, April 2018
Dr Megan Rossi, King’s College London - The low FODMAP diet for IBS: panacea or just another fad?
Links to FODMAP research:
Mechanisms beyond gut function control I
Mechanisms beyond gut function control II