DTU NATIONAL FOOD INSTITUTE DTU National Food Institute
Henrik Dams Allé
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2800 Kgs. Lyngby
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A research project led by the Technical University of Denmark, DTU, will generate more knowledge of the role gut microbiota plays when people react differently to the same diet. The Novo Nordisk Foundation has awarded the project nearly 60 million Danish kroner.
Bacteria in the gut affect the risk of developing lifestyle diseases such as type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular diseases. The National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark, conducts research in order to understand how bacteria in the gut affect our sensitivity to substances, which we are exposed to through our food.
A six-year-long, large-scale research cooperation has documented that a diet, which includes whole-grains helps to prevent type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease.
Research into gut bacteria has exploded over the past ten years. Scientists are investigating the role these bacteria play for our health, including how they affect our weight.
It is the transition to eating the family’s food and not the weight of the mother that has the greatest impact on the composition of gut bacteria in nine-month-old children. This is one of the findings from a study from the National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark, and the University of Copenhagen. Knowledge about how...
The nutritional factor that has the greatest impact on the development of a child's gut flora is whether the child is breastfed, according to a new study by the National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark, and the University of Copenhagen. The study shows that breastfeeding promotes the growth of beneficial lactic acid bacteria...