Dairy Nutrients and Food Synergy

  Dairy foods are rich in nutrients that work together to support overall health. Milk and dairy foods provide many nutrients that are essential for human health, including calcium, protein, fat and more. Nutrition science continues to uncover new benefits of dairy, providing even more reasons to include it in healthy eating patterns. For instance, scientists are learning more about the dairy matrix, or the physical structure of nutrients which facilitates their digestion, absorption and bioavailability. The dairy matrix essentially demonstrates how key nutrients in milk and dairy foods do not work in isolation; rather, they interact with one another to provide health benefits beyond individual nutrients, playing an important role in supporting the overall health of both children and adults. Nutrition experts agree that focusing on overall diet quality is more important for health than emphasizing specific amounts of single nutrients. When high-quality foods are eaten together, the...