Category Archives: Diet & Nutrition
Health: Foods That Fight Inflammation (Harvard)
VIEWS: TUFTS ‘HEALTH & NUTRITION LETTER’ (SEP ’21)
Harvard Study: Vitamin D Lowers The Risk Of Young-Onset Colorectal Cancer
Views: Tufts ‘Health & Nutrition Letter’ (Aug ’21)
Infographic: 5 Foods To Improve Brainpower
Health: ‘Gut Microbiomes – Enabler Of Longer Lives’
Microbiomes are complex microbial ecosystems, and amongst those found in and on human body, gut microbiome is the most complex. It performs important functions, and is increasingly recognized as a key element influencing long-life health. Specific nutritional components, such as prebiotics and probiotics, can be used to shape healthy gut microbiome. Nestlé Research has made significant contributions in this field for over 30 years.
Health: ‘What Influences Gut Microbiome’ (Video)
The microbiota is a dynamic community that evolves through the lifetime of an individual, being influenced by multiple factors. Nutrition is essential in the process of establishing a healthy gut microbiome, with a key role of breastfeeding in early months, and important role of diverse diet to stimulate maturation of diverse gut microbiome.
Prebiotics, probiotics and synbiotics are key tools to boost the development of an age-appropriate microbiota and its related benefits, like healthy immune development and a basis for a resilient microbiota throughout life.
Healthy Aging: Ikaria – A Small Greek Island With Oldest Life Expectancy
Ikaria, a tiny island in the Aegean sea, is known as a blue zone, a special place where life expectancy is much higher than the rest of the world. We travel there to explore just what it is that makes the island so special.
