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 | DETERMINING DAIRY'S ROLE IN REDUCING HYPERTENSION
About one billion people worldwide suffer from hypertension or high blood pressure. The illness, which often goes undetected, contributes to approximately 7.1 million deaths each year. Some scientific studies have shown that a diet rich in dairy has contributed to decreasing blood pressure levels. Global Dairy Platform is assessing members’ interest in planning a research strategy to determine dairy’s role in preventing and reducing hypertension.
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What claims can - and cannot - be made about products is becoming an increasingly complex area. They usually fall into three categories: nutrient content, general health and disease-related, and vary by country. Global Dairy Platform is creating a database to gain an overview of dairy claims' rules and regulations around the world.
>read the full story | | Consumer issues are becoming increasingly global. The dairy industry needs to respond so that messages to consumers around the world are consistent and based on sound science. Global Dairy Platform is working with the International Dairy Federation to identify a suitable methodology for comparing consumer preferences across markets.
>read the full story | | Keeping an eye on alternative products in any sector is critical. A recent conference in London called, "Dairy Free: Drivers for International Growth", provided insight into what's happening in the alternative dairy sector. Undoubtedly, the biggest question is, can these products succeed in moving from a niche "lactose intolerant", "health food" market to the mainstream?
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The world’s healthcare costs are rising faster than the rate of inflation or spending for its goods and services. One way to rein in these costs is through adequate dairy intake, first quantified in a 2004 scientific study in the United States. Global Dairy Platform has been assessing whether to expand this study internationally for the benefit of members.
>read the full story | | At the Global Dairy Platform Annual Meeting in Dublin, members started to articulate how we might begin to make progress in three core areas: creating a sound scientific background to promote dairy, ensuring that regulation does not create unwarranted market barriers to growth and promoting core messages about milk and dairy. Several key projects were suggested as next steps. Which are most important to members as we approach 2008?
>read the full story | | The World Research Cancer Fund and the American Institute for Cancer Research (WCRF/AICR) published its Second Expert Report in October to evaluate the relationship between diet and cancer. The report doesn’t call for modifications in the current Dietary Guidelines recommendations for dairy and makes no public health recommendations regarding the consumption of dairy foods.
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