Microbiota modulation with prebiotic chicory root fiber and how it can improve mood. First human intervention study using prebiotic dietary fiber oligofructose and the human milk oligosaccharide 2’fucosyllactose

Dr. Raylene Reimer is a professor of nutrition in the Faculty of Kinesiology and Cumming School of Medicine at the University of Calgary. Learn more about what she has to say about the importance of extablishing a healthy trajectory from early life to adulthood.

Setting the record straight: the mystery surrounding this topic is unravelled! Forget the myths and get ready to discover the real science behind prebiotics!

Digestive health is important to consumers. In a U.S. survey, 61 percent of consumers reported concern about maintaining digestive health and 43 percent were actively looking for products with natural ingredients to support that goal.

Babies are born with an immature immune system and a nearly sterile gut. Programming of their systemic immunity begins soon after birth and is strongly influenced by the multitude of bacteria that colonize the gut in their first days and weeks to form the body’s microbiota.

The large intestine, or colon, is the site of several unique functions in the body. Sitting at the terminal end of the digestive tract, the colon employs its large surface area – 300 square meters or about the size of a tennis court – to absorb water and concentrate food residue into feces.