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In partnership with the National Dairy Council, the Southeast Dairy Association offers a CD of multiple
patient handouts, calcium assessment questionnaires (developed in tandem with the American Academy of
Pediatrics), health education kits, nutrient-rich foods toolkits and more to help you provide health
and wellness tips to patients. Click one of the categories below to explore and download these materials.
For a copy of the CD, contact us.
Cheese Education Kit
Cheese can fit into almost any eating plan – from the Dietary Guidelines for Americans general population recommendations and many of its meal plans to the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet and other meal plans such as diabetic, Mediterranean, plant-based, vegetarian, gluten-free and low-lactose, among others. Natural cheese is made with four simple ingredients and process cheese is made from natural cheese. Cheese is a high-quality food rich in nutrients that has been, and continues to be, part of a healthy eating plan. While nutrient profiles vary due to the large variety of cheeses, cheese contributes essential nutrients for good health to the U.S. diet, including calcium, phosphorus, protein, vitamin A and zinc.
Despite the fact that cheese contributes only 8 percent of the sodium to the U.S. diet, the Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy® has spearheaded an industry best practices task force of over 18 cheese companies working to address public health as well as people’s needs and lifestyles. Cheese makers continue to lead process control and product innovations as part of the solution to help lower sodium — while maintaining expectations for food safety and taste.
SUDIA, the National Dairy Council and the Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy are thrilled to bring two new resources to health and nutrition professionals to help educate the public about the role of cheese in a healthy eating plan.
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Live Well! Health Education Kit
Americans today are overweight and undernourished, missing out on important nutrients because they are not choosing nutrient-rich foods first. In order to improve public health, we need to do more than simply count calories - we need to make calories count more.
Choosing nutrient-rich foods helps people get more nutrients from their calories, resulting in better nutrient intake and fewer calories consumed. And, by taking a positive approach that focuses on the total nutritional quality of foods without over-consuming calories, Americans can achieve better health.
The Live Well! Health Education Kit details the Nutrient Rich Foods (NRF) approach, a positive, total diet approach that considers the complete nutrient package of foods and beverages as a way to help people build healthier diets, and offers materials to help patients and clients choose nutrient-rich foods first to get more nutrition from their calories.
Read more information about the NRF approach and find educational tools from the NRF Coalition to use in speaking with patients, clients and peers about ways to build healthier diets by choosing nutrient-rich foods first from the five basic food groups.
Links: Additional Education Resources
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Build My Bones
Why do I need milk? Is it okay if I drink low-fat chocolate milk? How much milk do I need? Use this tip sheet to answer your patients' questions.
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Making the Calcium Connection
Most people know that calcium is needed to build strong bones, but it also connects to many health benefits throughout the body. Download this tip sheet and checklist to help your patients learn how to connect the foods they eat with the calcium they need.
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Fuel Up to Play 60 Tracker
Patients can use this handy chart to track their healthy eating and physical activity.
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Lactose Intolerance and Your Child
Parents worry about everything. But, they don't need to worry about lactose intolerance. It is less common in young children than in adults, even in minority populations. And, studies have shown that people who have trouble digesting lactose can still keep dairy foods in their diets. Share this resource with parents who are concerned about lactose intolerance.
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African-American Health Education Kit
This kit offers research, handouts, and other education resources that speak to health considerations important for African-Americans and the role of dairy foods in a healthful diet.
*DASH may not be appropriate for a low sodium diet.
Links (Supporting Science):
- Key Findings: National Medical Association Consensus Report (December 2004)
- Chobanian, A., et al. "The seventh report of the joint national committee on prevention, detection, evaluation, and treatment of high blood pressure: the JNC 7 report." Journal of the American Medical Association 2003 289: 2560-2571
- Writing Group of the PREMIER Collaborative Research Group. "Effects of comprehensive lifestyle modification on blood pressure control: main results of the PREMIER clinical trial." Journal of the American Medical Association 2003 289: 2083-2093
- July/August 2003 NDC Bi-monthly News Alert. "Too little dairy for pregnant teens may affect baby's bones."
- Jarvis JK, Miller GD. "Overcoming the barrier of lactose intolerance to reduce health disparities." Journal of the National Medical Association 2002 Feb;94(2):55-66
- Buchowski, et al., "Dietary calcium intake in lactose maldigesting intolerant and tolerant African-American women." Journal of the American College of Nutrition 2002 Feb; 21(1):47-54
- Pereira, M., "Dairy consumption, obesity, and the insulin resistance syndrome in young adults: the CARDIA study." Journal of the American Medical Association 2002 287: 2081-2089
- Jackson, K., Savaiano, D., "Lactose maldigestion, calcium intake and osteoporosis in African, Asian and Hispanic Americans." Journal of the American College of Nutrition 2001 20: 198S-207S.
- Siris, E., et al. "Identification and fracture outcomes of undiagnosed low bone mineral density in postmenopausal women: results from the national osteoporosis risk assessment." Journal of the American Medical Association 2001 286: 2815-2822
- Suarez, FL., et al. "Tolerance to the daily ingestion of two cups of milk by individuals claiming lactose intolerance." American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, May 1997; 65: 1502 - 1506
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Child Nutrition Health Education Kit
Dairy foods provide critical nutrients that help improve children’s overall diet and health. National Dairy Council offers valuable information and resources designed to help health care professionals, school nutrition professionals, and teachers ensure that children 9 years of age and older get the Dietary Guidelines for Americans’ recommended three servings of low-fat and fat-free dairy foods every day.
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Hispanic Health Education Kit
This kit offers research, handouts and other education resources that speak to health considerations important for Hispanics and the role of dairy foods in a healthful diet.
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What You May Not Know about Cheese
Cheese can fit into almost any eating plan. This brochure provides statistics, facts, nutrition information and public health considerations related to cheese and how it can help meet health and wellness needs.
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Updated Recommendations from Institute of Medicine Highlight Important Role of Adequate Vitamin D and Calcium
Dec. 3, 2010 – The Institute of Medicine (IOM) recently released new dietary recommendations for calcium and vitamin D intakes, known as Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs), used broadly by health professionals and policy makers to guide consumers’ dietary patterns. Citing a strong body of new scientific evidence, the IOM based their recommendations on bone health outcomes, confirming the importance of vitamin D and calcium in promoting bone growth and maintenance through various stages of life. It is imperative for consumers to get adequate amounts of these essential nutrients every day preferably through foods.
Specifically, the committee recommended daily calcium intakes, or Recommended Dietary Allowances (RDAs), ranging from 700 to 1300 milligrams depending on the bone health needs for each age range and gender, from bone growth and development in children and adolescents to prevention of bone loss in the elderly. The daily calcium recommendations are similar in amounts to previous DRI values. In contrast, vitamin D recommendations significantly increased for all ages. The committee recommended daily vitamin D intakes of 600 international units (IU) for those between the ages of 1-70 years and 800 IU for those older than 70 years, up from previous recommendations of 200-600 IU.(1)
Milk is an efficient, affordable and available food source of these two nutrients and it’s important for Americans of all ages to ensure they are meeting their nutrient intake goals through the recommended three daily servings of nutrient-rich dairy foods in their diets (for those older than 9 years of age).(2)
Milk is the number one dietary source of both calcium and vitamin D in the American diet and enjoying dairy foods can play a key role in meeting the new DRIs.(3,4,5) A cup of milk not only provides 300 milligrams of bone-building calcium and 100 IU vitamin D, it also supplies seven other essential nutrients including potassium, phosphorus, protein, vitamins A and B12, riboflavin and niacin (niacin equivalents). Three 8-ounce glasses of low-fat or fat-free milk or equivalent vitamin D-fortified milk products daily can provide the majority of calcium and half of vitamin D recommended by the IOM. In addition to milk, some yogurt and cheeses are also fortified with vitamin D. Research supports that the exclusion or avoidance of dairy foods can lead to inadequate intakes of these vital nutrients.(1)
For more information on the science that shows the key role of dairy foods in lifelong bone health, click here.
(1) Institute of Medicine Food and Nutrition Board. Consensus Report: Dietary Reference Intakes for Calcium and Vitamin D. November 2010.
(2) U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Report of the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee on the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2010. June, 2010.
(3) Hiza, HAB, Bente L, Fungwe. (2008) Nutrient Content of the U.S. Food Supply, 2005. (Home Economics Research Report No. 58). U.S. Department of Agriculture, Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion.
(4) U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. 2010. USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release 23. Nutrient Data Laboratory Home Page.
(5) Nutrition Impact, LLC. 2010. Dairy Nutrient Contributions, NHANES (2003-2006). Data Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey Data. Hyattsville, MD: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, [2003-2004; 2005-2006].
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NutrientRichFoods.org Offers Enhanced Information for Health Professionals
As a health professional, your role is critical in helping overweight and undernourished Americans stop simply counting calories and instead make calories count more by teaching them how to identify and enjoy nutrient-rich foods and beverages as the foundation of a balanced, lifelong eating plan. The Nutrient Rich Foods Coalition offers teaching tools, resource guides, scientific details and more.
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New Research on the Prevalence of Self-Reported Lactose Intolerance
Recent research shows that the national prevalence of self-reported lactose intolerance may be far lower than previously estimated, according to a study in the latest issue of Nutrition Today.
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Lactose Intolerance and African Americans
African Americans are disproportionately affected by lactose intolerance. Learn more about how to combat the health risks associated with insufficient dairy intake.
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Cooking With Confidence
This family cookbook using foods available through the WIC food package features flavorful Southern favorites, nutrition tips, kitchen basics and shopping lists. The 48 page cookbook is available in large quantities through Chef John Folse and Company, 225-644-0336 or reception@jfolse.com
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The Dairy Report
A new blog, The Dairy Report, is a forum for health and nutrition professionals to read about and share expertise, opinions and dialogue regarding current trends and events in dairy foods, nutrition and science. Visit the blog to read posts from the expert bloggers and sign up for the RSS feed so you never miss a post.
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Get the Facts on Dairy
The dairy aisle has changed in the past few years with myriads of choices for families to enjoy. But many of the same questions linger about lactose intolerance, whole milk vs. fat-free milk, flavored milk and other dairy myths. Get the facts for yourself in this brochure.
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The Importance of Nutrient-Rich Foods in Planning Nutritious Meals for Children
Leading health and nutrition organizations are urging child nutrition advocates, school food service organizations and health organizations to support the use of “nutrient density” as the cornerstone of dietary recommendations and meal planning. Learn how taking this step will help Americans of all ages choose more healthful diets and help to reduce the risk of obesity and chronic disease beginning in childhood.
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Nutrient-Rich Foods Coalition
Information on the partnership that brings together leading scientific researchers, communications experts and agricultural commodities to promote the importance of nutrient-rich foods, per the Dietary Guidelines for Americans.
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In addition, the Southeast Dairy Association offers the latest health and nutrition research in its quarterly research briefs. To sign up to receive research briefs, click here.
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