The Unit provides independent expertise for Industry collaboration.
Examples of Collaborations:
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Pharmaceutical |
- new therapeutics for treatment of diabetic cardiomyopathy: complete diet balance studies |
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Food |
- novel butter fat and cardiovascular risk |
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Food components |
- dairy lipids & proteins and cholesterol lowering |
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Food ingredients |
- barley ß-glucan Glucagel and cholesterol lowering; barley ß-glucan Cerogen and glucose control |
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Neutraceuticals |
- marine polysaccharide Chitosan and weight loss; Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (fish oils) and stroke |
The Human Nutrition Unit is also a member of the LactoPharma consortium, a NZ-wide collaborative program supported by the NZ Foundation for Research Science and Technology (FRST) and the NZ dairy company Fonterra Co-Operative group Ltd.
