Articles published by: Lidia Tomás

Lidia Tomás / 15 October 2024

How can we more effectively address the complexity of intestinal inflammation and colorectal cancer?

Research into the development of innovative therapies to address chronic intestinal inflammation and prevent colorectal cancer is essential to improve the quality of life of patients and reduce the burden of this disease on society. The combination of advances in biochemistry, molecular biology, and therapeutic technology offers promising opportunities in this area of medicine. In…

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Lidia Tomás / 14 May 2024

The 3 key elements of precision nutrition: colonic microbiota, nutrigenomics, and chronobiology

The set of microorganisms inhabiting the gastrointestinal system (colonic microbiota), the study of how foods contribute to our health through interaction with the genome (nutrigenomics), and the study of biological rhythms (chronobiology) are three of the key elements of precision nutrition. To learn about the latest scientific advances regarding the importance of nutrition on health,…

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Lidia Tomás / 22 October 2024

Why has the integration of bioactive compounds that stimulate the immune system into the market accelerated?

Bioactives, supplements, and food nutraceuticals that stimulate the immune system are among the immunomodulatory compounds whose presence on the market has accelerated in recent months. The increase in consumer demand for such compounds is unstoppable. In this scenario, having the necessary technologies to both prove the effectiveness of these products and identify new bioactives is…

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Lidia Tomás / 01 February 2018

Interested in developing foods with health claims? Let PATHWAY-27 guide you

At the 5th FoodOmics conference, researchers from the EU funded PATHWAY-27 FP7 project presented their newly released comprehensive and practical guidelines for the development of products with health claims. Developed in close collaboration with stakeholders, the guidelines will help all those with an interest in health claims applications. Health is one of the key drivers…

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