GREEN BAY, Wis. — The American Dairy Coalition applauds DMI’s latest announcement of a five-year collaboration with Mayo Clinic that might advance the advantages of dairy by analysis and shopper outreach efforts in any respect Mayo Clinic areas.
“We need to thank DMI CEO Barbara O’Brien for her management on this. We agree wholeheartedly together with her that this IS a milestone second for dairy farmers who make alternatives like this doable by their checkoff funds and the work they do on daily basis on their dairy farms to provide high-quality, healthful and nutritious milk and dairy merchandise for customers of all ages. We’re glad to see the dairy checkoff increasing its scientific community with such a highly-regarded well being supply, and we’re enthusiastic about among the initiatives they’ve stated they are going to be engaged on,” observes ADC CEO Laurie Fischer.
“This collaboration provides dairy farmers hope that the steadily rising physique of proof on wholesome fat, immune-building vitamins and the distinctive dietary package deal of actual milk and dairy merchandise – together with entire milk and full-fat dairy — might be highlighted in shopper messaging going ahead,” Fischer provides.
In keeping with DMI’s latest information launch, these initiatives might be led by groups comprised of Nationwide Dairy Council scientists and registered dieticians, Mayo Clinic physicians and well being professionals in addition to Innovation Middle for U.S. Dairy specialists specializing in areas that embody: “Analysis to find how dairy meals, notably entire milk dairy, impacts cardiovascular well being and metabolic situations. Different potential analysis areas embody dairy’s function on calm, sleep, digestive well being and immunity.”
The collaboration announcement can be described by DMI as serving to with the communication of proof, analysis and insights throughout all Mayo Clinic areas.
For years, ADC has advocated for integrity in milk labeling and for entire milk to be allowed in feeding packages like WIC and faculty lunch – realizing the powerhouse vitamin actual milk offers and the advantages of dairy’s storehouse of nutritional vitamins, minerals, full high-quality protein and sophisticated matrix of wholesome fat that present taste so folks can get pleasure from milk and dairy meals and be nourished on the similar time.
“We hope this collaboration results in customers studying that not solely is milk and dairy important for calcium and powerful bones however to additionally perceive how distinctive dairy is in fulfilling their wants for a lot of different vitamins of concern discovered missing in diets lately — in addition to the function of dairy fats in metabolic well being and the worth of high-quality nutrient-dense actual dairy protein at a time when the very integrity of milk and dairy is underneath assault by various labels,” Fischer famous.
