We hope our resources will assist you in gaining up-to-date information on the role of dairy as part of a healthy, balanced diet to enhance your own knowledge and/or to confidently advise your clients, patients and colleagues. Should you have any queries, please contact nutrition@ndc.ie
Meet our Nutritionists
Dr Marianne Walsh
NDC Nutrition Manager
BSc in Human Nutrition University of Ulster
PhD in Nutritional Metabolomics from Trinity College Dublin
Caroline Gunn (RNutr)
Sport & Wellness Manager
BSc in Nutritional Sciences from University College Cork
Masters in Exercise and Nutrition Science from the University of Chester
As the National Dairy Council’s portfolio is largely driven by health promotion and nutrition, two full-time nutritionists are employed to ensure that all content is evidence based and relevant.
The NDC nutritionists work on a wide range of nutrition areas including:
- The monitoring and evaluation of all scientific research that drives the NDC marketing campaigns
- Ensuring that all content for the consumer is compliant with EU Nutrition & Health Claim legislation (Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006)
- The commissioning of independent academic research to strengthen the knowledge base of dairy nutrition
- Working with professional bodies in continuous professional development (CPD) for health care professionals
- Health promotion to consumers across the life-stages via events and literature
- Media monitoring and media engagement (print, radio and TV)
- Clarification on misconceptions about dairy