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Dairy Download: November 2011 - Raise Your (Milk) Glass to National Diabetes Month Send to a friend The statistics on diabetes are staggering: every 17 seconds, someone is diagnosed. In recognition of American Diabetes Month this November, raise your milk glass to toast the benefits that low-fat and fat-free milk and milk products may have on lowering risk of type 2 diabetes. Click here for more info.

Dairy Download: October 2011 - Dairy May Help Improve Heart Health Send to a friend One-third of American adults are affected by cardiometabolic syndrome, a cluster of health conditions including high blood pressure, high blood sugar and high blood lipids. These can, in turn, lead to heart disease or type 2 diabetes. However, new research suggests that dairy foods – specifically the nutrients that can be found in them, like vitamin D, calcium, magnesium, potassium, whey proteins or the combination of these – may help to reduce the risk of these problems and subsequent diseases. Click here for more info.

Dairy Download: September 2011 - Protein + Exercise Help with Weight Loss & Muscle Tone Send to a friend While weight loss is a common health goal for many Americans, they may not realize that it often comes in the form of both fat and muscle loss. Maintaining muscle during weight loss is important, and two new studies show the benefits of higher protein diets on muscle during this process. Click here for more info.

Dairy Download: July 2011 - DASH Diet May Help Teen Girls Manage Weight Send to a friend Just days after USDA’s MyPlate highlighted the importance of consuming low-fat and fat-free dairy, vegetables, fruits, whole grains and lean protein, new research shows the impact a similar eating pattern may have on weight gain during adolescence. Click here for more info.

Dairy Download: June 2011 - June is National Dairy Month Send to a friend This month, we hope you'll celebrate 30 Days of Dairy along with the dairy farm families of the Southeast. On average, Americans are currently only consuming about two dairy servings per day, missing out on important nutrients. Adding just one more daily serving of low-fat or fat-free dairy can help fill some of America’s nutrient gaps, including three of the four nutrients of concern identified by the 2010 Dietary Guidelines – calcium, vitamin D and potassium. Click here for more info.

Dairy Download: February 2011 - 2010 Dietary Guidelines Acknowledges Multiple Benefits of Three Daily Servings of Dairy Foods Send to a friend To address the obesity epidemic the nation faces – especially among children – the federal government released the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, research-based nutrition guidance that aims to "prevent and/or reduce overweight and obesity through improved eating and physical activity behaviors." Click here for more info.