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Dairy plays a role in the global health and wellness trend

U.S. dairy protein ingredients meet product demands for all life stages
Terri Rexroat
August 9, 2018
The global health and wellness trend provides a great opportunity to showcase the benefits dairy foods and ingredients provide to people of all ages, around the world. Beyond essential nutrient delivery, dairy foods are naturally high in protein and can play an important role in positive health outcomes.
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Let’s give consumers the products — and information — they want

Consumers want to make informed choices about what to feed their families
Cary Frye
Cary Frye
August 7, 2018
Consumers are demanding more information about how their food is produced so they can make informed choices about what to eat and what to feed their families. Top of mind for some consumers is whether the food or its ingredients were derived from bioengineered (BE) crops, also known as genetically engineered or genetically modified (GM) crops.
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Making probiotic claims can be tricky

Probiotics have multiple health benefits, but navigating the narrow line between dietary supplement and drug claims can be challenging.
Sharon Gerdes Health and Wellness editor of Dairy Foods
Sharon Gerdes
August 6, 2018
The science behind the health benefits of probiotics grows each day. Probiotics can benefit digestive health, heart health, mental health, weight management and the immune system. But formulating probiotics into fermented dairy foods and translating health benefits into appropriate claims can be tricky.
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Ingredient trends to watch

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Kathie Canning
August 3, 2018
As I strolled the aisles at the Institute of Food Technologists' most recent food expo (IFT18: A Matter of Science + Food, which took place in July at Chicago's McCormick Place), it didn't take long to discern which food and beverage trends ingredient suppliers were betting on to remain top of mind with consumers. And all of them have a place in the dairy industry.
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Dairy processors, consider the probiotic strain

Dairy processors, consider the probiotic strain

Not all probiotics are created equal; dairy processors must understand the ‘nuanced but important differences’ among strains
Kimberly Decker
June 7, 2018
Skim through any list of food and beverage megatrends and you’ll likely run across a mention of 1) probiotics, 2) digestive health, 3) the human microbiome or 4) some combination thereof. That's because the more consumers learn about how the goings-on in their guts reverberate throughout their bodies, the more they want to know about the "good gut bugs" at the center of it all.
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Dairy might help to promote healthy aging

Whey protein and fermented dairy foods could help minimize inflammation
Sharon Gerdes Health and Wellness editor of Dairy Foods
Sharon Gerdes
June 4, 2018
Anti-inflammatory diets are trendy, and some of my friends are avoiding dairy because they've heard that it causes inflammation. According to Greg Miller, chief science officer for National Dairy Council, "The current scientific evidence suggests that the opposite may be true."
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