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Improving access to healthful dairy foods takes on priority status

A significant number of kids and families don’t have adequate access to milk and other dairy foods.

Tammy Anderson-Wise

June 6, 2018

A significant number of kids and families don’t have adequate access to milk and other dairy foods.

Nestlé Nesquik debuts chocolate milk QuikStache campaign

The brand is teaming up with the Movember Foundation to support men’s health.

October 25, 2017

The brand is teaming up with the Movember Foundation to support men’s health.

Health

Tamarack Biotics’ TruActive MPC 85 is a new milk-based protein

UV light pasteurizes the milk at 4 C and the milk is dried at temperatures less than 50 C.

March 28, 2017

Tamarack Biotics is launching a new milk-based protein today to be used in foods and beverages in the sports nutrition and elderly nutrition categories. The MPC 85 dairy ingredient is called TruActive.

Dairy science

Functional and therapeutic effects of fermented milk

Chronic disorders can be controlled by the ordinary utilization of probiotic or prebiotic supplemented fermented milk.

April 18, 2016

Fermented milk can be endured by individuals having a reduced ability for lactose digestion due to its smaller lactose content. Lactobacilli, lactic acid bacteria and streptococci are the dominant bacteria in fermented milk that effectively suppress the pathogenic and spoilage micro-organisms. The authors, Muhammad Saeed, Iqra Yasmin and Wahab Ali Khan, are from the National Institute of Food Science and Technology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan.

Under the dairy bar

Uncle Sam says: drink more milk (and eat more dairy foods)

On balance, the new Dietary Guidelines for Americans treat dairy foods favorably. Adults get their dairy from milk and yogurt, but they are not meeting the recommended three-a-day servings.

January 7, 2016

Eating more fat-free or low-fat forms of dairy would benefit most Americans, according to the new Dietary Guidelines for Americans, released today by the U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services and Agriculture.

Off your meds. On the Meditteranean diet

This Mediterranean diet cookbook follows the seasons

The recipes call for seasonal ingredients. For example, autumn dishes use butternut squash, apples and pumpkins.

James Carper

August 26, 2015

A new cookbook titled “Living the Mediterranean Diet” would make a good gift for a foodie friend.

Dairy proteins improve the health of all consumers, regardless of age

Susan Larson

August 5, 2015

For young adults, 20 grams of whey protein after exercise can increase muscle protein synthesis. For older adults, increasing protein intake helps them maintain bone and muscle mass.

Consumers shun fad diets; turn to a holistic approach to wellness

March 19, 2015

Many Americans find themselves in one of two categories: ditching their New Year’s resolutions or committing to a healthier lifestyle for the long haul.

The weekly rewind

Trends from the trenches: highlights from this week in food journalism

Healthy foods are what consumers say they are, not what your marketers think. Reduced-fat items may still be considered too fatty by some shoppers.

January 17, 2015

Catch up on the latest news about beverages, dairy foods, packaging and snakes.

Research

University of California studies health-boosting compounds in cow's milk

The researchers are identifying molecules that interact with beneficial bacteria in the infant gut to ease digestion, prevent inflammation and even fight cancer.

December 17, 2014

After decoding breast milk’s important health-promoting constituents, a team of researchers at the University of California, Davis, is now doing the same for cow’s milk, with potential benefits both for human health and the U.S. dairy industry.