Cornell University researcher, Larry E.Chase, is conducting a study to find out why cows in the northern part of N.Y. slightly lower percentages of milk fat and milk protein than farms from other regions of the state.n The study has analyzed data from 52 dairy farms in Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Jefferson, Lewis and St. Lawrence counties in N.Y. Chase found … Read More
Yogurt Could Reduce Cancer
Scientists have found that eating yogurt every day could cut the risk of developing bladder cancer by up to 40 percent. The research showed that those who ate two servings a day were significantly less likely to go on to have the disease than those who ate yogurt only occasionally or not at all. No benefit was found from regularly … Read More
New Vitamin D Guidelines Released
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) released new guidelines on vitamin D for infants, children and adolescents at a time when medical conditions attributable to low vitamin D levels such as rickets appear to be on the rise in the U.S. Rickets first became a problem in the U.S. during the 18th century, in part because smoke from factories shielded … Read More
New Paper Questions Organic Superiority
Joseph D. Rosen, Ph.D., emeritus professor of Food Toxicology at Rutgers University and a scientific advisor to the American Council on Science and Health (ACSH) has released a new paper that he claims has debunked attempts by organic agriculture to prove that organically grown crops are nutritionally superior to conventional ones. His research can be found here. Dr. Rosen analyzed … Read More
New Test Developed for BSE
A new report announces that scientists the development the first test for instantly detecting beef that has been contaminated with tissue from a cow’s brain or spinal cord during slaughter — an advance in protecting against possible spread of the human form of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE). Jürgen A. Richt and colleagues point out that removal of brain, spinal and … Read More
Australia Remains Committed to Research
The recent closure of the Australian Kyabram Irrigated Research Institute has promoted the Victorian government to assured Dairy Australia that it will maintain its commitment to dairy research and development. Dairy Australia managing director, Mike Ginnivan, said the challenges facing dairy meant that it was important that all R,D&E be directed in the most effective way, and be subject to … Read More
Milk Difference Study Released
Head over to Dr. Terry Etherton’s blog to read in detail the results of a new study that finds “no meaningful differences” in the composition of milk with three different label claims. A new scientific study by Vicini et al. published in the July issue of the prestigious Journal of the American Dietetic Association (JADA) reports the results of the … Read More
Parodi Receives International Honor
An Australian researcher who studied nutritional benefits of dairy food, was awarded the Danisco International Dairy Science Award by the American Dairy Science Association (ADSA). Congratulations to Dr. Parodi for this wonderful honor! Dr Parodi, 74, is a world expert in dairy nutrition, particularly the role of dairy fat in human health. In 1977, he was the first person to … Read More
Delaying Milk May Not Be Best Option
New research from the Netherlands suggests that delayed introduction of cow’s milk in infants may increase, rather than decrease, the risk that a child will develop allergies in the first 2 years of life. They note that one of the most widely recommended allergy prevention strategies is delaying the introduction of milk and solid foods into the infant’s diet. However, … Read More
One Glass Helps Protect Heart
A new study published recently in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition suggests that a single glass of lowfat or fat free milk could help protect your heart. Drink up! Researchers found that adults who had at least one serving of low fat milk or milk products each day had 37 percent lower odds of poor kidney function linked to … Read More