Dairy Checkoff Enters Agreement with Mayo Clinic for Dairy Research

Rosemont, Ill – The dairy checkoff has entered a five-year collaboration with Mayo Clinic to explore research and consumer outreach efforts to improve public health and advance dairy’s benefits.

The checkoff’s memorandum of understanding with Mayo entails Dairy Management Inc. (DMI), National Dairy Council (NDC) and the Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy (IC).

The collaboration will be incorporated across Mayo Clinic’s campuses in Rochester, Minn., Scottsdale and Phoenix, Ariz., and Jacksonville, Fla.

Teams comprised of NDC scientists and registered dietitians, Mayo Clinic physicians and health professionals as well as Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy experts will lead initiatives focused on three areas:

• Research to discover how dairy foods, particularly whole milk dairy, impacts cardiovascular health and metabolic conditions. Other potential research areas include dairy’s role on calm, sleep, digestive health and immunity.
• Communicating dairy’s strong body of evidence, new research and insights with the scientific community, health and wellness professionals and consumers.
• Exploring dairy’s role through digital platforms to propel people into a new way of precisely managing their wellness.

DMI Senior VP of Global Partnerships Bernardo Callejas says they hope through this research it will help prove the many benefits of dairy.

In addition, co-created content will help debunk dairy myths and help consumers maintain confidence in dairy foods, farms and businesses, according to Callejas.

For information about the dairy checkoff, visit www.usdairy.com.