The Unit provides independent expertise for Industry collaboration.
Examples of Collaborations:
Pharmaceutical |
- new therapeutics for treatment of diabetic cardiomyopathy: complete diet balance studies |
Food |
- novel butter fat and cardiovascular risk |
Food components |
- dairy lipids & proteins and cholesterol lowering |
Food ingredients |
- barley ß-glucan Glucagel and cholesterol lowering; barley ß-glucan Cerogen and glucose control |
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.