Food for Health Ireland (FHI) is a public-private partnership between Irish food companies and research organizations, funded by Enterprise Ireland and industry partners. FHI conducts industry-led research on the functionality of milk components and their role in infant nutrition, glycemic management, appetite modulation, healthy aging, and more. FHI aims to generate disruptive innovation for the Irish dairy industry by combining academic research, product development, and marketing in an integrated value chain to overcome the problem of research not being translated into commercial products. Recent FHI human trials found that a protein supplement combined with physical activity significantly increased lean tissue mass in elderly people and improved walking speed.

1. Food and Lifestyle
Future Health Summit
May 27th , 2016
Dublin
Jens Bleiel
CEO FHI

2.  Partnership between:
 7 Public Research Organizations
 5 Irish food companies
 Funded by
 Enterprise Ireland and Industry partners
 Budget € 19,2 mio plus in-kind contributions
 Second 5-year term, since September 2013
 Industry-led research agenda:
 Research on functionality of milk components
 Infant nutrition, glycemic management,
appetite modulation, healthy ageing, healthy
cheeses, technology
What is FHI?

3.  Generating disruptive innovation for the Irish dairy industry
 Combining best quality milk, academic research, product application and
marketing / sales in one value chain
 Overcoming the “lost in translation” pitfall between academic scientists
and industry managers
 Generating excellently trained, commercially minded scientists
FHI: So what, why is it special ?

4.  “Don’t feed people when in bed”
 “You are what you just ate…”
 “You are more of what you just ate –
with physcial activity.”
Setting the scene: Why food and lifestyle ?
Prof. Luc van Loon,
Department of Human
Movement Sciences,
Maastricht University

5. FHI 24 week human trial on lean tissue mass in
elderly people
Conclusion: Redressing protein quality & skewed distribution via FHI protein supplement
significantly increases lean tissue mass, delaying natural loss of lean
tissue over time. Physical activity enhances the effect.

6. FHI 24 week human trial results (quality of life)
1000 m
34 seconds faster
(protein supplement + physcial activity)
Conclusion: Protein supplement and progressive programme of physical activity
significantly improves walking speed
No significant
difference
(protein
supplement alone)

7. EFSA’s new approach: Health claim for nutritional
intervention and resistance training

8. And finally: weight management…
The confused consumer

9.  Diets don’t work.
 Resist temptation.
 Portion size and snacking.
 Physical activity.
 Enjoyment and awareness of food.
Learning’s on weight management

10. Food for Health Ireland
Headquarters
University College Dublin
Science Centre South
Dublin 4
Ireland
T: 01 7162391
E: fhi@ucd.ie
www.fhi.ie