Focus area: Responsive Nutrition
The goal of the focus area Responsive Nutrition within the Food and Health Center is to enhance knowledge of how food affects an individual’s gut health, metabolic health, and mental health.
Örebro University leads three national research centres, each focusing on different aspects of the impact of diet on health.
The Nutrition-Gut-Brain Interactions Centre (NGBI) studies the role of diet in gut-brain interactions. This centre was launched in 2012 with funding from the Knowledge Foundation.
Rosetta@ORU explores the importance of how natural variation in individuals, variation between different groups of people, and variation over time affect our ability to absorb nutrients and how this relates to our overall well-being. Researchers are also working to identify new biomarkers that reflect our health before we get sick. The centre was launched in 2023 with funding from the Knowledge Foundation.
PAN Sweden, a national collaboration involving four other academic partners and several private and public stakeholders, aims to better understand whether and how a shift from animal proteins to plant proteins can impact our health. The research also addresses the impact of food technology solutions on texture, taste, and health-promoting properties, as well as the influence of consumer behaviour on the development of new plant-based foods. PAN Sweden was founded in 2020 with funding from the Swedish research council Formas.