Beneficial Live Dietary Microbes: Is it Time for Recommended Intakes?
Virtual, Event
September 28, 2023
12:00 pm – 1:30 pm
A recording of the webinar is available here.
Evidence from human microbiome research, randomized controlled trials testing interventions containing probiotics on preventive and therapeutic endpoints, and associative studies linking fermented food consumption with improved health, all point to the value of the consumption of live microbes for supporting human health. Various international organizations are interested in moving forward the concept of a dietary recommendation for live microbes. Although many scientists and organizations have independently hypothesized that consuming live microbes may be beneficial to health, understanding this relationship and developing a recommended intake range requires a systematic approach, including evaluation of existing evidence, addressing evidence gaps, and aligning the information with a framework of data needs required to support a recommendation. In this session, the most recent evidence supporting benefits of live dietary microbes and health outcomes, as well as challenges to making these links were reviewed. Recent work to fill evidence gaps and future directions/needs for developing a dietary recommendation for live microbes were also covered.
Panelists:
Johanna Dwyer, DSc, RD, Tufts University – moderator
Joanne Slavin, PhD, RD, University of Minnesota
Maria Marco, PhD, UC Davis
Desiree Nielsen, RD, Desiree Nielsen Nutrition
IAFNS is a Continuing Professional Education (CPE) provider with the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR). CDR Credentialed Practitioners receive 1.25 Continuing Professional Education Unit (CPEU) for completion of either the live or recorded viewing of the webinar.
This webinar is supported by the IAFNS Nutrition for Gut Health Committee.
A recording of the webinar is available here.