— Nutrition & Health Effects

Dairy Matrix

Beyond nutrients: a new approach to
understanding the health effects of food

The food matrix concept has shifted the focus of nutrition research from individual nutrients to the relationship of whole foods with health.

The unique combination of nutrients, bioactive factors, structure and other components, and how they interact, combine to produce the overall effect on health. This is important in relation to public health policy, and there is a growing recognition that dietary guidance should be based on evaluation of the health impact of whole foods, including dairy, rather than on single nutrients alone.

For dairy foods, positive dairy matrix effects have been seen for cardiometabolic health, protein nutrition and optimising muscle, bone health, on micronutrient bioavailability and have a role in the transition towards more sustainable diets.

Find out more

On the nutritional and health effects of the Dairy Matrix

Dairy Matrix Overview PDF

Symposia and Events

— Dairy Matrix

8 December 2024

Matrix Effects, EFAD 24

December 2024

Matrix Effects, EFAD 24

EFAD webinar on the food matrix effects of whole foods compared to fortified foods and supplements.

8 July 2024

Protein transition, NS 24

July 2024

Protein transition, NS 24

EMF symposium examining the role dairy foods in the protein transition and the impact of the food matrix.

8 November 2023

Food Matrix, FENS 23

November 2023

Food Matrix, FENS 23

Symposium at FENS Conference on the nutritional and health effects of nutrients in whole foods, fortified foods and supplements.

8 September 2022

Focus on Food, EuGMS 22

September 2022

Focus on Food, EuGMS 22

EMF symposium on effective nutritional approaches to improve musculoskeletal health in older people

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