Research Centre: FOODiQ
Location: 20 Martin Pl, Sydney NSW, Australia
Lead Researchers: Dr. Flavia Fayet Moore, Dr. Michelle Blumfield, Dr. Celeste Ferraris, and Dr. Carlene Starck
HREC: This study has been reviewed and approved by the Bellberry Human Research Ethics Committee

Researchers at FOODiQ Global are studying how two types of milk proteins may influence gut health, immune markers, mood, sleep, and brain function in adults who regularly drink lactose-free milk.

By participating, you can help researchers explore how different milk proteins influence these biological markers.

Sign up today to contribute to important nutrition research and help science better understand milk and its effects on the body!

• Get free lactose-free milk for the duration of the study, and receive a Mastercard e-gift card for your time.
• Contribute to research exploring how milk proteins affect gut health, immune markers and lifestyle factors.
• Contribute to research that may help guide future nutrition recommendations for people who struggle to digest dairy.

• You will receive a comprehensive outline of the study details, including treatment, risks, and procedures, and you will be given the chance to ask study staff questions before you decide whether to participate.
• If you decide to participate in the study and later feel that you no longer wish to be part of it, you can withdraw at any time
• Your records relating to this study and any other information received will be kept strictly confidential, except as required by law.

Who Can Participate:

• Adults aged 18 or older living in the Brisbane metropolitan area.
• Able to read and understand English.
• Must currently drink lactose-free cow’s milk.
• Willing to follow a dairy-free diet during the study, except for the lactose-free milk provided.
• Agree to avoid prebiotic or probiotic supplements, lactase enzymes, and limit alcohol during the study.

Who Cannot Participate:

• People with chronic diseases (such as autoimmune, kidney, liver, or heart disease, or diabetes), inflammatory bowel diseases (Crohn’s or ulcerative colitis), or conditions affecting gut motility.
• People with clinically diagnosed mental health conditions, including major depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, eating disorders, or substance abuse.
• Pregnant, breastfeeding, or trying to become pregnant.
• People who smoke, have been recently hospitalised, had recent infections or vaccinations, or are currently participating in another medical or research study.

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The study team will explain the research in its entirety, but some details include:

• Participants to drink two 250mL doses of full cream lactose-free milk each day during the two intervention periods and for the 8 weeks of the study avoid all other dairy products, prebiotic/probiotic supplements, lactase enzymes, and limit alcohol.
• Participants will be asked to complete study activities, including short online surveys and cognitive testing, recording tasks in apps, four fasting blood tests and urine collections, a hydrogen breath test, four stool sample collections, and receive fresh milk deliveries.
• Participants will be asked to use the provided test kits and attend a pathology centre in South Brisbane four times during the study period, dropping off samples and completing required tests as scheduled during the trial.