Take home message Changing dietary fat Due to (mis)interpretation by nutrition researchers like Ancel Keys (1904-2004), in the 1950s and 1960s, our fat consumption changed dramatically. Mortality from cardiovascular disease among middle-aged white American men was the main reason for …
Growing interest for the gut and its microbiome What is a healthy gut? What microbiome belongs to it? How do you steer health, and especially from what age? This kind of research is much needed, because the list of diseases of affluence is growing rapidly. Think of obesity, hypertension, cardiovascular diseases, but also the range of intestinal problems (irritable bowel, Crohn’s disease), or colon cancer. There is increasing evidence, that there is a causal relationship …
Take home message Ready-made meals Ultra-processed food (UPF) are the compound packages and sauces you buy ready-made in the supermarket. Not so much the tray of pre-cut and mixed salads, but the ready-to-eat meals; add a little water, just fry …
Take home message Six months diet of milk or Coca-Cola? A Danish study (Maersk et al., 2012) looked, how two types of Coke (regular Coca-Cola and Diet Coke) had effects on weight development and physiological and body parameters around Metabolic …
Take home message: It is advisable to consume fermented milk products regularly. Our intestinal microflora, regularly needs probiotic and prebiotic supplementation for optimal functioning. Vitamin K2 is produced during milk fermentation and the intake of K2 is supportive for cardiovascular …
In July 2020, the Swiss Institute Agroscope published a review study entitled: Raw milk and raw milk products affect human health – a literature study. Below is the translated summary and a link to the report. The three authors, Peter …
