European Milk Forum (EMF) members, including the Dairy Council for Northern Ireland, organised a symposium during the Federation of European Nutrition Societies (FENS) 14th European Nutrition Conference in Belgrade on 16th November 2023.
Food Matrix Matters, FENS Belgrade 2023
Hanne C Bertram, Alida Melse-Boonstra, Oliver Witard and Michelle McKinley
The symposium explored some of the differences in the nutritional and health effects of nutrients in whole foods and food matrices, compared with the effects of fortification and supplements, and the impact that this may have when developing Food Based Dietary Guidelines.
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Food matrix matters - exploring differences in the nutritional and health effects of whole foods, fortified foods and supplements
Chair: Michelle McKinley, Queen’s University Belfast
Alida Melse-Boonstra, Wageningen University and Research, The Netherlands - Bioavailability of micronutrients from whole foods: zooming in on dairy, fruit and vegetables
Hanne C Bertram, Aarhus University, Denmark - Food matrix effects: the case of calcium
Oliver Witard, King’s College London - Taking a food first approach to protein recommendations: the matrix effect
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