The Dairy Council of Florida
The Dairy Council of Florida is an affiliate of the National Dairy Council that was established in 1915. The Council is dedicated to providing health professionals with current, research-based dairy nutrition information they can use to educate the public on the health benefits of consuming milk and milk products during their lifetime. Health professionals are a key resource to dispense accurate health and nutrition information. Therefore, they are vital partners in positively positioning dairy to help individuals improve their overall nutrient intake and diet quality.
Milk Benefits
Studies show that dairy foods, when consumed as part of a healthy diet, improve overall diet quality. Dairy also may help reduce the risk of osteoporosis, hypertension, obesity, colon cancer and metabolic syndrome, a cluster of conditions that can lead to heart disease and type 2 diabetes. We hope that this section will provide you with credible dairy and nutrition research, educational tools and information your patients need to learn about the importance of dairy in their diet.
Helpful Links
3-Every-Day™ of Dairy
Incorporating three servings of low-fat or fat-free milk, cheese or yogurt can be easy and enjoyable with delicious meal, beverage, and snack solutions. More than just great-tasting, each of these wholesome recipes offers at least 20 percent of the Daily Value for calcium and 10 percent of the Daily Value for protein per serving based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
http://www.nationaldairycouncil.org/recipes/Pages/RecipeLanding.aspx
American Academy of Family Physicians
Provides patient-oriented nutrition tips that support the importance of consuming 3 servings of low fat dairy daily.
http://www.aafp.org/online/en/home.html.
American Academy of Pediatrics
Provides consumers and health professions information regarding the health and well-being of infants, children, adolescents and young adults.
American Dental Association
Encourages children to maintain good dental hygiene and “Don’t Let Your Smile Become Extinct” with materials for National Children’s Dental Health Month.
http://www.ada.org/.
The American Dietetic Association
Provides consumers and health professionals with up-to-date information, downloadable materials and positions on nutrition topics of interest.
http://www.eatright.org/cps/rde/xchg/ada/hs.xsl/index.html.
Centers for Disease Control
Look at the current statistics on the “Obesity Epidemic”. There are charts and other information available to download.
http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/.
Flavored Milk
Nutrient-rich flavored milk comes in a variety of flavors and offers the same nine essential nutrients as unflavored milk. Flavored milk is available in traditional flavors such as chocolate and innovative flavors including strawberry, vanilla, mocha and root beer. As the most popular milk choice in schools, flavored milk is a highly palatable, nourishing beverage that can help Americans, particularly children, meet current daily dairy food and calcium intake recommendations.
Innovatewithdairy.com
Learn more about dairy product, ingredient and nutrition information.
http://www.innovatewithdairy.com/InnovateWithDairy/Articles/Innovate-With-Dairy-Home.
Lactose Intolerance
Full details of the report printed in the Journal of the National Medical Association supplement, September/October 2009
Sept/Oct issue of Nutrition Today: The Baylor study “Prevalence of Self-Reported Lactose Intolerance in a Multi-ethnic Sample of Adults.”
Link to our consumer blog entry on lactose intolerance.
Milk Matters
Find evidence-based information about the importance of dairy foods for people of all ages.
http://www.nichd.nih.gov/milk/milk.cfm.
MyPyramid
Contains the USDA’s MyPyramid and supporting educational resources. MyPyramid also offers personalized eating plans and interactive tools to help you plan and assess your food choices based on the Dietary Guidelines for Americans.
http://www.mypyramid.gov/.
National Dairy Council
Since 1915, the National Dairy Council has provided accurate and timely information about dairy foods, their nutritional benefits and education materials and ideas.
http://www.nationaldairycouncil.org/NationalDairyCouncil/.
The National Osteoporosis Foundation
Fighting osteoporosis and promoting bone health. Includes news, resources for patients and professionals and information on advocacy and prevention.
http://www.nof.org/.
Nutrient Rich Foods Coalition
Offers a recently expanded “For Health Professionals” section with fast and reliable information to help you educate patients on eating the nutrient-rich way. That means getting the most vitamins, minerals and other nutrients, but not too many calories, from the foods they choose. The information here is based on nutrition guidelines from the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) MyPyramid.
www.nutrientrichfoods.org
Whymilk.com
Provides recipes, recent studies and the latest milk mustache celebrities.
http://www.whymilk.com/.
