Following our previous article on “New medical device Regulation 2017/745: Impact in nutrition field?”, it should have...
Nutrition
The positive role of nutritional support in the treatment of COVID-19 (Part 1)
Presently, no drug has been officially and specifically approved for COVID-19 treatment, and symptomatic treatment...
Measurements of body compositions: how to see beyond weight
Body composition & weight The Body Mass Index, mostly known as BMI (body weight in kilogram divided by the square...
Measurements of body compositions: how to see beyond weight
Body composition & weight The Body Mass Index, mostly known as BMI (body weight in kilogram divided by the square of height in meter; kg/m2), is a mathematically constructed score. Commonly used in research and clinical practice, this score is not always a good...
Personalized Nutrition – Interview Nina Vinot (Probiotical)
Last month, Alessandra De Martino & Stéphane Deniau (Biofortis Mérieux NutriSciences) attended to the IPA (International Probiotics Association) World Congress & Probiota 2018 event in Barcelona, Spain. It was a successful event with more than 400...
New medical device Regulation 2017/745: Impact in nutrition field?
The new regulation 2017/745 on medical devices was adopted on spring 2017, replacing the existing directives. A transitional period is ongoing to May 2020, date of the implementation. According to the European Commission, this new text “establishes a modernised and...
Microbiome involvement in satiety regulation
In satiety regulation, the balance between anorexigenic (PP, CCK, PYY3-36, incretins, leptin, OXM) and orexigenic (ghrelin, insl5, adiponectin) signals is determinant. A special attention should be attributed to incretins (GLP-1, GIP). Incretins are key gut-derived...