This one-of-a-kind webinar brings together experts from academia, consumer education, and product development to talk about what the future will bring for the microbiome and how it will impact each of the respective areas.
For centuries, live microbes have been consumed as part of the human diet through raw and fermented foods and are increasingly recognized for their positive contribution to human health. Research on probiotics and the microbiome has boomed over the past 3 decades, finding more links to different aspects of human health like immunity, mood, cognition, and weight management.
However, despite rapid growth in food and beverage markets like kombucha or foods containing probiotics, intake of foods containing live microbes is low in many parts of the world.
Is the science linking intake of live microbes to human health strong enough to see a formal daily recommendation for their consumption in the future? How would that impact the consumer and food industry landscape?
In this webinar, our experts discuss;
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- A summary of the science that has sparked conversations on whether there should be a formal daily recommendation on live microbe intake, and how far along that discussion is today.
- A dietitian’s perspective on current areas of confusion for consumers around probiotics and fermented foods today, and opportunities that including microbes as part of dietary recommendations would bring for practicing health professionals and consumer health.
- Steps the industry should take to bring microbiome research to life in consumer foods, beverages, and supplements.
