Thread by @PhD_Leigh

Now we'll talk #polyphenols and #PrecisionNutrition in this next science packed session at #Nutrition2022. #NutritionLiveOnline

Oh look the #microbiome is here too! 🥰👏🥳 Yes, polyphenols are key to the #GutMicrobiome. Let's learn more.
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But first the #metabolome and polyphenols. #Nutrition2022 #NutritionLiveOnline

What *is* the metabolome? Let's define that term first. #Nutrition2022 #NutritionLiveOnline

How do polyphenols affect the metabolome? Well, that depends on the source, but there's a lot of overlap between foods. #Nutrition2022 #NutritionLiveOnline

One of the biggest benefits of polyphenols is on #cardiovascular health. Here blueberries support #cardio #metabolism in a recent study in @AJCNutrition. #Nutrition2022 #NutritionLiveOnline

What do we mean when we talk about polyphenols affecting metabolism? Well, here is a narrow snapshot. It gets really complicated very quickly. #Nutrition2022 #NutritionLiveOnline

Now back to the #microbiome! Let's move beyond 16S and into (functional) #metabolomics. #Nutrition2022 #NutritionLiveOnline

The #GutMicrobiome can me thought of as an organ, one that we only recently discovered and are still trying to fully understand. It interacts with our diet more than even our own cells. It's kind of a big deal! #Nutrition2022 #NutritionLiveOnline

To better understand the #gut #microbiota and the relationship with diet, we need to move towards function. #Nutrition2022 #NutritionLiveOnline

What tools do we have to investigate the function of the gut microbiome? #Nutrition2022 #NutritionLiveOnline

How is that different from 16S? It's really the questions we can ask. Instead of just who's there, we can see what they are doing and what affects they have on the ecosystem including the host. #Nutrition2022 #NutritionLiveOnline