— Nutrition & Health Effects

Blood Pressure

The science behind the benefits of milk and dairy foods for blood pressure
Observational and clinical studies suggest that milk and dairy intake, particularly low-fat dairy, could have a beneficial effect on blood pressure and contribute to the prevention of hypertension.
The DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) diet, which focuses on fruit and vegetables and low-fat dairy foods, has been found to be an effective way to lower blood pressure.
Milk and dairy foods contain several nutrients and other bioactive components in the dairy matrix including calcium, potassium, phosphorus and bioactive peptides, which may be involved, individually or in combination, in the beneficial effects on blood pressure.

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— Dairy and Blood Pressure

Food Matrix, EFAD 21
  • 8 June 2021
Food Matrix, EFAD 21
  • June 2021
Food Matrix, EFAD 21
EFAD webinar on new insights on the health effects of the dairy food matrix
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CVD Prevention, ESC 21
  • 8 April 2021
CVD Prevention, ESC 21
  • April 2021
CVD Prevention, ESC 21
Online symposium on dairy’s potential for CVD risk reduction through food matrix effects.
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Dairy Matrix, EFAD 19
  • 8 November 2019
Dairy Matrix, EFAD 19
  • November 2019
Dairy Matrix, EFAD 19
Symposium exploring the ‘matrix effect’ of milk and dairy foods on health.
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Matrix & Health, FENS 19
  • 8 October 2019
Matrix & Health, FENS 19
  • October 2019
Matrix & Health, FENS 19
Symposium exploring the health effects of the dairy matrix beyond the nutrients they contain.
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