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What makes milk-based ingredients a premium choice for healthy aging?

Why milk-based ingredients are a premium choice for tailored nutritional needs

As we age, our nutritional needs change. In this episode of Expert Insights by Valio, research specialist Anu Turpeinen explores these changes, and what makes milk-based ingredients particularly suitable for supporting healthy aging, making them a key ingredient for commercial success in the rapidly growing market of older adults who seek healthy food.

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This 19 min episode includes the following topics:

  1. Introduction: Why and how our nutritional needs change with age, with everything that entails.
  2. The age factor: How an aging population creates business opportunities for the food industry.
  3. The food factor: The scientific link between good nutrition and our ability to lead physically and cognitively active and independent lives as older adults.
  4. The virtues of milk: What makes milk the essential ingredient for healthy aging.
  5. The business case: How the food industry can commercialise milk’s nutritional promise by appealing to older adults’ desire to live life to the fullest.

Featured speakers:

  • Anu Turpeinen - Nutrition research manager, Anu has a strong academic background, combined with experience in the food industry. She earned her PhD in human nutrition from the University of Helsinki, worked as a researcher for about 10 years and was appointed as an Adjunct Professor in nutrition.

    Anu Turpeinen

    Nutrition research manager
    Anu has a strong academic background, combined with experience in the food industry. She earned her PhD in human nutrition from the University of Helsinki, worked as a researcher for about 10 years and was appointed as an Adjunct Professor in nutrition.


  • Michael Healy - Customer Development Manager, Michael works with customers to market innovative applications in infant formula, adult nutrition, meal replacement and sports nutrition. As an experienced business leader, he has worked professionally for 15 years in science-related industries.

    Michael Healy

    Customer Development Manager
    Michael works with customers to market innovative applications in infant formula, adult nutrition, meal replacement and sports nutrition. As an experienced business leader, he has worked professionally for 15 years in science-related industries.


Healthy aging

Older adults are foodies with huge potential for special nutrition products. Target for healthy ageing is clear, but there are very diversified needs guiding the food choices.

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