PREVENTOMICS project has been presented during the online InfoDay “European funding in R+D+I projects”, which has been celebrated the last 16th of December. The event was organised by the Government of the Balearic Islands, in collaboration with the Institute of Business Innovation of the Balearic Islands (IDI), the Centre for the Development of Industrial Technology…
Relations between diet and nutrigenomic is becoming more and important in nutrition practice. “The discovery of these interactions (gene-nutrient) will aid the prescription of customised diets according to each individual’s genotype (1)”. Genetics-based personalised nutrition allows individuals to follow a diet shaped according his/her genes and his/her body responds to food and this approach can…
For an earlier PREVENTOMICS blog post, project partner OCU conducted a large survey to identify which behaviour changes end users perceive to be the easiest and the most difficult. According to the people surveyed, the lifestyle habits easiest to change were the following: Eating better (e.g.: more fruit and vegetables, less processed products, etc.): 52%. Doing more…
The PREVENTOMICS project has been presented during the 5th Osteoarthritis Patients’ World Congress organised by OAFI and celebrated from 14th – 15th of October at the AXA Auditorium of Barcelona. This has been the first year that the Congress has been celebrated in a hybrid format, and all the presentations will be available online. Josep…
Obesity is a multifactorial syndrome associated with metabolic illnesses, such as type 2 diabetes, altered blood lipids and cardiovascular diseases. Genetic and environmental factors, as well as their interactions are main drivers of obesity, which make both, treatment and prevention difficult. In fact, the contribution of genetics to obesity and adiposity traits has been attributed…
Combating the obesity epidemic is one of the greatest challenges of modern times. Although diets for weight loss have been around for more than 2,500 years, they have obviously not been particularly successful, as rates of overweight and obesity have continued to increase across the world over the past several decades. According to the World Health…
Obesity and gut microbiota Obesity is a major concern in modern societies, especially in developed countries, since it’s prevalence has tripled worldwide since 1975 [1]. The World Health Organization reports that 39% of adults aged 18 years and over were overweight in 2016, and 13% were obese [2]. Obesity is usually defined as excess of…
Selection, balance, variety, prevention… It is well known that nutrition is one of the pillars of health. “We are what we eat” as the saying goes, but although there is more and more information on how to eat, overweight, a penchant for junk food, excesses and illnesses caused by poor nutrition are present in many…
PREVENTOMICS project coordinator Eurecat has participated at the Mobile World Congress 2021, which took place from June 28th – July 1st in Barcelona, Spain. The project has been included in Eurecat’s catalogue which has been distributed to attendees approaching their boost during the Congress. Have a look at the catalogue here PREVENTOMICS has been presented…
The PREVENTOMICS project has been presented at the webinar “Cafè Recerca” on the application of omic sciences to agri-food companies of the Catalan Foundation for Research and Innovation (FCRI) and the Department of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Food of the Generalitat de Catalunya. The event, celebrated on April 14th, was participated by project partners Eurecat…
