Season 5

CONTENT AND LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

Rising interest in sustainability and health has led to an exponential increase in plant-based dairy alternatives due to their lower environmental impact when compared to dairy. However, there have been concerns raised about their nutritional value and their role in food-based dietary guidelines.

In this Journal Club session, we’ll discuss a recently published analysis of plant-based dairy alternatives available in Europe compared to their dairy counterparts. We will explore the findings of this analysis and consider the role of plant-based alternatives in a healthy, sustainable diet.

This session covers:

• The role of plant-based alternatives to dairy in dietary guidelines
• The suitability of plant-based drinks as dairy alternatives
• The macronutrient profiles of plant-based drinks and yoghurts
• Strengths and limitations and the context of the research

Expert speaker

Dr Sue Reeves
Head of Teaching and Learning, University of Roehampton

@DrSueRNutr

Dr Sue Reeves is an Associate Professor and the Head of Teaching and Learning in the School of Life and Health Sciences at the University of Roehampton. She has taught Nutrition for over 20 years, and has been an external examiner and advisor on degree programmes in the UK, Singapore and Malaysia. She is a Registered Nutritionist and Fellow of the AfN.

Paper reference

Medici E, Craig WJ, Rowland I. A Comprehensive Analysis of the Nutritional Composition of Plant-Based Drinks and Yogurt Alternatives in Europe. Nutrients. 2023; 15(15):3415.

https://doi.org/10.3390/nu15153415

About Journal Club Chair, Dr Pippa Gibson RNutr PhD

@drpippagibson

Each Journal Club session is chaired by Dr Pippa Gibson. Pippa gained her BSc and PhD from the University of Surrey, where she studied the role of vitamin D on the progression of paediatric liver disease. Pippa moved to King’s College London to complete a postdoc on interesterified fats on cardiovascular health before moving into the gastrointestinal health team investigating the role of dietary compounds on constipation and functional bloating. Now, Pippa is Head of Nutrition for a contract catering company and primarily works in nutrition education in schools, promoting health messages across all ages, and regularly contributes to the MyNutriWeb blogs.

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