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Dairy Matrix, EFAD 19

Symposium exploring the ‘matrix effect’ of milk and dairy foods on health.

EMF hosted a symposium during the 12th annual conference of the European Federation of the Associations of Dietitians (EFAD) in Berlin on 2nd November 2019.

The symposium explored the ‘matrix effect’ of milk and dairy products on health and was chaired by Pauline Douglas RD, Ulster University & Honorary Treasurer of EFAD.

The Dairy Matrix: a new approach to understanding the health effects of food

The food matrix: is it time to rethink how we evaluate the health effects of food?

Prof Michelle McKinley, Queen’s University Belfast

Dairy matrix and health from a holistic point of view

Dr Jean-Michel Lecerf, Institut Pasteur, Lille

Read the abstracts of Prof Michelle McKinley and Dr Jean-Michel Lecerf’s presentations here.

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