Free
6 hours
Current perspectives on gut health research: focus on prebiotics
Professor Glenn Gibson
Current perspectives on gut health research: focus on prebiotics
Professor Glenn Gibson
free
6 hours
OPEN TO ALL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, TUTORS AND STUDENTS
Part of the symposium ‘Yakult Science Study Day ‘Gut’ to grips with the science‘
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Session Outlines and Learning Objectives
About the session
The gut is the most functional organ in the body, which contains about 90% of the total cells in a human – unlike our genetics, these are modifiable to improve health. This presentation explains current research perspectives on the gut as a critical organ of health and disease and how the modulation of the microbiome impacts this, with a particular focus on the effect of prebiotics.
Watch this session to:
GAIN CLEAR UNDERSTANDING OF:
- Gut microbes in health and disease
- What prebiotics are
- Types of prebiotics that exist
BE AWARE OF:
- Differences between probiotics and prebiotics
- Examples of human trials and the complexities
- Gold-standard study design and techniques for gut health research
BE ABLE TO:
- Evaluate the function of prebiotics
- Evaluate mechanisms of effect
- Assess future potential for clinical use
Guest speaker
Professor Glenn Gibson
Professor of Microbiology, University of Reading, UK
Glenn Gibson is the professor of food microbiology at University of Reading. He has been researching bacteria in the gut for over 30 years. Together with his colleague Marcel B. Roberfroid, both researchers coined the term prebiotics in their 1995 paper. Glenn’s current research is dominated by gut microbiome interactions and dietary intervention. Both probiotics (live microbial feed additions) and prebiotics (selectively fermented carbohydrates) are studied. He currently researches acute and chronic gut disease, and how these interventions can be influential. This involves initial testing in ‘gut models’ then moving to human intervention studies.
Chair
Dr Emily Prpa
Science Manager, Yakult UK & Ireland
Dr Emily Prpa is an award-winning nutritionist, with a PhD in Nutritional Sciences. Her research focused on the therapeutic effects of plant-based foods. Today she specialises in nutrition communications and is considered one of the leading experts in her field. Emily is currently the Science Manager at Yakult Science for Health UK & Ireland.
View Dr Emily Prpa’s introduction
Part of the symposium series:
Yakult Science Study Day
‘Gut’ to grips with the science
CPD CERTIFICATE & LEARNING MATERIALS
This symposium is approved for CPD by the AfN
You are welcome to attend individual sessions. CPD certificates will be issued based on length of total time attended.
Gut health and the microbiome are areas that many registrants provide advice on. Therefore this study day will provide a opportunity to hear about the latest research developments to ensure their knowledge is up to date.
Webinar slides and links to other key resources will be sent within a week of viewing the live webinar, along with a separate personalised CPD certificate to save for your files. Add hello@mynutriweb.com to your safe senders to ensure you receive them.
This webinar is being run in association with Yakult Science for Health and
The Gastroenterology Group of the British Dietetic Association.
Yakult Science for Health are committed to promoting HCP knowledge of the gut microbiota, probiotics and gut health. The Yakult Company supports and funds independent medical and scientific research worldwide.
Science has always been at the heart of the Yakult company, since the microbiologist Dr Shirota selected and cultivated Lacticaseibacillus paracasei Shirota, in Japan in 1935.
For more information about free access to expert resources visit www.yakult.co.uk/hcp or contact the Science Team at science@yakult.co.uk.
About The Gastroenterology Group of the British Dietetic Association
The Gastroenterology group of the British Dietetic Association is a specialist group which is open for all BDA members with a keen interest in all things gastrointestinal. We support and develop high quality evidence based dietetic practice in Gastroenterology and Hepatology, through the channels of social media, event days and resources. All whilst, promoting the benefit of a dietitian’s role in this unique specialism. @BDA_Gastro on both Twitter and Instagram – our Instagram is newly set up and we will be focusing on one topic per month.
BDA’s IBS food fact sheet here
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