Precision Nutrition In Women’s Health (N) 2026

The National Dairy Council invites research on pre-proposals to advance the current body of evidence for precision nutrition approaches in women’s health.

As such, we seek innovative studies that examine how individual variability (e.g., genetics, life stage, lifestyle, and metabolic status) influences responses to dietary patterns that include a specific dairy food or a variety of dairy foods. Emphasis should be made to understand how dairy foods contribute within overall dietary patterns rather than direct comparisons between specific dairy types.

Priority areas include:

• Investigate how nutrient-rich dairy foods modulate cardiometabolic risk factors (e.g., lipid metabolism, blood pressure regulation, glycemic control, systemic inflammation) across pre-, peri-, and postmenopausal stages, with integrated identification of phenotypes and biomarkers (e.g., hormonal status, metabolomic signatures, gut microbiome profiles, genetic variants) that predict interindividual variability in response.
• Develop and validate precision dietary strategies incorporating dairy foods, ingredients or unique dairy compounds that are tailored to peri- or menopausal stage and individual biological profiles, leveraging biomarker- and phenotype-driven approaches to optimize cardiometabolic, musculoskeletal, and overall health outcomes in female populations.

Pre-proposals could include mechanistic, real-world interventions, or longitudinal observational studies. The goal is to generate actionable insights that inform personalized nutrition guidance and support improved health in peri- and menopausal women.

Important Note:

Only the Primary Investigator, as the ‘Submittable’ account holder, can submit applications and receive all notifications about this submission.