TOWSON, Md. Did you get
your daily allowance of Vitamin
PQQ today? In the future, this
question may not sound so strange.
PQQ, a possible vitamin present
in dairy foods that may be useful in
treating inflammatory diseases and
damage due to strokes, is just one
of many nutrition subjects current
ly under investigation by scientists
conducting dairy industry-funded
research.
What started more than SO years
ago with only $2OO in seed money
from National Dairy Council®
(NDC) has grown to more than $5
million today in research dollars
on behalf of the entire dairy
industry.
“This growth in investment in
research allows us to answer more
and more important questions
regarding the significant role dairy
foods play in matters of health,”
says Greg Miller, Ph.D„ vice pres
ident of nutrition research for
NDC.
The industry has joined forces to
best coordinate nutrition research
that can positively impact Ameri
cans’ health, as well as keeping the
demand for dairy foods strong.
Today, the National Dairy
Promotion and Research Board
(NDB) provides the funding for
nutrition research, and NDC, the
research arm of United Dairy
Industry Association, administers
and monitors the projects.
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This is just one example of how
evidence accumulated ova- the
past decade from research—much
of it funded by the dairy industry
has led to the discovery of addi
tional benefits dairy products
provide.
In fact, the research findings
behind die calcium-osteoporosis
connection is so strong that new
food labels, based on stringent
guidelines set forth by the govern
ment, will allow the health claim
that calcium-rich foods help in the
prevention of osteoporosis.
And now calcium has been iden
tified by health experts as playing a
role in the management of high
blood pressure, a serious disease
that affects SO million Americans.
Because a substantial base of
nearly 300 research studies have
begun to show a link between con
sumption of the nutrients calcium,
magnesium and potassium in con
trolling blood pressure, the
National Heart, Lung and Blood
Institute just last fall issued its
recommendation that all adults
meet the RDAs for those three
nutrients to reduce risk of
hypertension.
These nutrients are found indi
vidually in many common food
sources, but are especially abun
dant in dairy foods, which contain
all three.
Other recent research has
pointed to calcium’s positive con
nection to reducing risk for colon
cancer and cheese’s ability to help
prevent tooth decay.
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“What’s especially promising is
that much of today’s research
focuses on special population seg
ments women, children, teens
and the elderly; not just research
with the average American male as
the subject,” Miller said.
One current study near comple
tion. for example, is examining the
effect an increased intake of cal
cium has on adolescent girls.
Researcher Gary Chan, M.D., of
the University of Utah, is finding
that increased consumption of
dairy foods by girls during their
growth spurt can significantly
increase their bone density and
lean body mass.
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‘To continue to communicate
important health messages that
encourage consumption of dairy
products, the dairy industry must
remain on the forefMont of exa
mining the variety of potential
benefits associated with dairy
foods still yet unsubstantiated,”
said NDC’s Miller.
The dairy industry has numer
ous ongoing nutrition research
projects. Among them are:
• Dairy Foods and Bone
Health
Demonstrate that increased
dairy product consumption is ben
eficial for growth and bone density
in young adolescent girls
Examine impact of dietary
calcium on bone mass during pre
gnancy and lactation in women
• Dairy Foods and Cardiovas
cular Disease
—ldentify genetic predictors of
an individual's response to fat and
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Identify dairy fat compo
nents which may lower blood tri
glyceride levels
Examine the impact of
increased dairy product consump
tion on risk factors of cardiovascu
lar disease including blood pres
sure and fal/cholesterol profile
• Novel Uses of Dairy Pro
ducts in Nutrition & Health
Identify a potential new vita
min (PQQ) in dairy products and
examine its possible role in the
treatment of inflammatory dis
eases and neurological disorders
Identify components from
milk for potential anti-ulcer
activity
Relate nutrient intake and
meal patterns with school perfor
mance and physical health in
children
—Examine dairy product use to
control blood glucose in Type II
diabetes
• Vitamin D and the Elderly
Treat vitamin D deficient
elderly with fortified dairy
products
Analyze dairy product con
sumption in the nutrition and
health of the elderly
• Dairy Foods and Cancer
Prevention
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Study the relationship of
milk and dairy foods on the risk of
breast and colon cancer
Compare dietary vs. supple
mental calcium on the develop
ment of colon cancer
Identify anticarcinogenic
properties of fermented dairy
products
—Determine if dairy fatty acids'
influence the ability of the immune
system to kill tumor cells
Determine if the consump
tion of live yogurt bacteria cultures
alters the initiation or development
of skin or breast cancer
• Dairy Foods and Oral
Health
Establish the role of milk in
preventing dental cavities
As we think about June Dairy
Month this year, it’s worth noting
that it is more than a celebration of
the fine dairy foods produced by
our nation’s dairy farmers it is
also a celebration of all the dairy
industry has done to keep provid
ing Americans with healthful dairy
products. And that includes the
scientific community that has
labored hard to identify the nutri
tious attributes of dairy foods that
helps keep consumers wanting
more.