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Dennis Savaiano

  • Virginia C. Meredith Professor of Nutrition Policy, Department of Nutrition Science, and Dean Emeritus

Office and Contact

Room: STON 204

Email: savaiano@purdue.edu

Phone: 765-427-7826

Education
PhD – Nutrition – University of California at Davis – 1980
 
Areas of Expertise
Lactose digestion and tolerance, a1 and a2 beta-casein digestion and metabolism, microbiome and carbohydrate metabolism, community health coalition development and assessment
 
Selected Gifts and Grants
2026 – A2 Milk Company
2025 – A2 Milk Company
2024 – A2 Milk Company
2022 – A2 Milk Company
2022 – Symbiotic Health
2018-2025 – Indiana State Department of Health Contracts with CTSI Community Health Partnerships
 
Selected Publications

2026

Sathya Sujani, Klaudia J Czerwinksi & Dennis A Savaiano. A Narrative Review: A1 and A2 Milk Beta Caseins Effect on Gut Microbiome. Nutrients 2026, 18(1), 138; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu18010138.

2025

Annabel Biruete, Pius S. Buobu, Robert V. Considine, Heather A. Eicher-Miller, Anita A Panjwani, Cordelia A. Running, Giorgia Rutigliani, Dennis Savaiano, Amanda Veile, Patricia G. Wolf, Richard D. Mattes. Ingestive Behavior and Precision Nutrition: Part of the Puzzle. Advance in Nutrition. 100531, ISSN 2161-8313, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.advnut.2025.100531. (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2161831325001693)

2024

Ramakrishnan, M.; Mysore Saiprasad, S.; Savaiano, D.A. Prolonged Consumption of A2 β-Casein Milk Reduces Symptoms Compared to A1 and A2 β-Casein Milk in Lactose Maldigesters: A Two-Week Adaptation Study. Nutrients 2024, 16, 1963. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu16121963

2023

Saiprasad SM, Moreno OG, Savaiano DA. A Narrative review of human clinical trials to improve lactose digestion and tolerance by feeding Bifidobacteria or Galactooligosacharides. Nutrients, 15(16), 3559; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu15163559.

Ramakrishnan M, Zhou X, Dydak U, Savaiano DA. Gastric Emptying of New World Milk Containing A1 and A2 Β-Casein is More Rapid as Compared to Milk Containing Only A2 Β-Casein in Lactose Maldigesters: A Randomized, Cross-Over Trial Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Nutrients, 15, 801. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu15040801