Dairy Council Conference 2015
The Dairy Council conference for nutrition and health professionals took place on 8th May at W5.
The conference focused on new developments in nutrition science and practice, including those in relation to dairy foods, and was chaired by Professor Sean Strain from Ulster University.
The presentations given at the conference included:
Presentations:
Professor Barbara Livingstone, Ulster University
Overweight and obesity – portion…size matters!
Professor Domhnall MacAuley, Ulster University
Physical activity and health – is sedentary behaviour the ‘new smoking’?
Dr Ciara Rooney, Queen’s University Belfast
Changing dietary behaviour in schools – what does the evidence show?
Professor Julie Lovegrove, University of Reading
The challenge of healthy and sustainable diets – the place of dairy foods
Dr Anne Nugent, University College Dublin
Cheese and health – an update on the evidence
Professor Jason Ellis, Northumbria University
Overweight and obesity – the role of sleep
To download the summary brochure for the conference, please click here.
Pictured L to R: Dr Anne Nugent, Prof Jason Ellis, Prof Sean Strain, Dr Carole Lowis Dairy Council, Prof Julie Lovegrove, Prof Barbara Livingstone, Prof Domhnall MacAuley and Dr Ciara Rooney
Health Professionals
This section of our website is specifically for nutrition and health professionals to help keep you up to date with the latest nutrition research, particularly in relation to milk and dairy products. You’ll find summaries and presentations from our conferences and events, together with scientific overviews of dairy and health topics.