10.2. - Tom Hill Eggs and Dairy

Eleven of the twelve studies reviewed found that dairy supplementation does not appear to increase bone accrual in children, with some suggesting that milk avoidance may increase fracture risk.

The key findings from these studies suggest that further research is needed to determine the specific effects of dairy on bone health.

Vitamin D is important for bone health and has many benefits for other parts of the body.

There is limited evidence that milk or yoghurt enriched with calcium and vitamin D has favourable effects on bone health in comparison with other treatment groups.

The evidence for a beneficial role of unfortified dairy consumption in promoting bone health is moderate for children and adolescents and limited in adults.

In July 2016, a new RNI of 10 µg/day was introduced for people aged 4 years and above. This means that the majority of people in the UK are not getting the recommended amount of vitamin D.

Sunshine Egg is a novel and healthier vitamin D enriched food that is commercially focused.

The Catalyst offers funding for private sector/academic collaborative research and development projects.

One of the UK’s leading centres for research into poultry science, human nutrition and consumer behaviour is involved in this project.

There were no significant changes in total vitamin D content for the flocks on the low and medium treatments. However, the high treatment group had a significant increase in total vitamin D content compared to the baseline. Egg yolk vitamin D at week 6 correlated with whole egg vitamin D content.

Noble Foods has reformulated its leading egg brand, Happy Egg, to contain nearly 30% more vitamin D than standard eggs, without additional cost to the consumer.

The brand is the UK's market leader in free-range eggs with 15% of the market share.

Noble Foods produces circa. 350 million eggs per year.

Bought by 5.9 million households in the UK.