Cheese snippets (a contest; a website; healthy teeth) and Asian dairy demand
The Wisconsin Center for Dairy Research has improved its website; deadline for the Global Cheese Awards is Aug. 14.
The Wisconsin Center for Dairy Research has improved its website (www.cdr.wisc.edu) by including a more user- friendly interface, improving the navigation and a putting a greater emphasis on industry interactions. The home page features links to a streamlined short course page, an improved news and events section and a link to the new password protected portion of the CDR site, The Insider, developed for Wisconsin manufacturers.
Other improvements include success stories for the various program areas and unique visual elements such as slide shows and a Master Cheesemaker map. The bottom navigation has also been improved and now contains links to frequently visited portions of the site as well as information for media or visitors. The new Dairy Innovation Resources section of the site offers important contacts and information related to dairy innovation. Information on the i6 Challenge is also available through the Dairy Innovation Resource link.
Consuming cheese and other dairy products may help protect teeth against cavities, according to research published in a dental journal.
A study published in the May/June 2013 issue of General Dentistry (the peer-reviewed clinical journal of the Academy of General Dentistry) reports that the authors looked at the dental plaque pH before and after the research subjects consumed cheese, milk or sugar-free yogurt. A pH level lower than 5.5 puts a person at risk for tooth erosion, which is a process that wears away the enamel (or protective outside layer) of teeth.