Acid erosion is a gradually expanding problem Dr Halima El Aidi said that there are indications that the acid erosion (dental erosion, erosive tooth wear) problem is gradually worsening among children. She is a dentist working in a group practice in Rosmalen and obtained her doctoral degree in September 2011 at Radboud University Nijmegen on the basis of research of acid erosion in children aged 10—12. She was interviewed about her surprising finding that milk and yoghurt products appear to protect against acid erosion.
The Dutch diet is too low in fruit, vegetables, fish and fibre Over 3800 people participated in the period 2007—2010 in a large-scale Dutch food consumption survey. It was concluded that the participants’ diet was too low in vegetables, fruit, fish, bread and dairy products. The survey data should be used to stimulate healthier dietary patterns.
Consumption of dairy products promotes a gain in fat-free mass during slimming In the IDEAL (Improving Diet, Exercise And Lifestyle) study overweight and obese women followed for 16 weeks energy-restricted diets varying in share of dairy products and protein content. The diet with the highest level of dairy consumption and a high protein level resulted in the highest loss of body fat and an increase in fat-free boy mass.
Milk keeps diabetes at bay The nutrition research group of Walter Willett in Boston was the first to find out that individuals who drink two to four glasses of milk a day in childhood are at much lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes later in life. The researchers inquired in that context about the drinking patterns of 120,000 nurses when they were at high school.
Why much of ought is good for nought and it’s better to wear out than to rust out Two Sports, Nutrition and Lifestyle lecturers bade farewell from HAN University of Applied Sciences (Arnhem and Nijmegen) in a seminar with the theme ‘Why much of ought is good for nought and it’s better to wear out than to rust out’. They paid ample attention to the subject of nutrition and physical activity including the ambition of the Dutch Olympic Committee*Dutch Sports Federation (NOC*NSF) to turn the Netherlands into a genuine sports nation.
Frequency of cheese consumption inversely associated with metabolic syndrome In a cross-sectional study of 18,000 men and women in Norway, an inverse correlation was found of frequency of cheese consumption with the metabolic syndrome, the values of separate characteristics of the metabolic syndrome, the number of these characteristics and body mass index.
Chinese meta-analysis: dairy products lower the risk of type 2 diabetes Chinese researchers have weighed seven thoroughly conducted cohort studies of milk consumption. The diabetes studies had been conducted in various countries (including four in the USA). This meta-analysis was the first milk meta-analysis with type 2 diabetes as endpoint.
Health effects of natural trans fatty acids Natural trans fatty acids (TFA) in milk and ruminant meat have not the unfavourable health effects associated with intake of industrial TFA. Moreover, intake of natural TFA in a normal diet is much lower than intake of industrial TFA.
Theme of the Food4You knowledge festival reversed:
Good mood, better food The knowledge festival Food4You aims at bridging the gap between science and practice. The theme in 2011 was ‘Good food, better mood’. A healthy diet is important: is we wish to keep good health we must follow a healthy diet and avoid unhealthy habits. However, it could also be reversed by focusing on factors that improve health.
