Food and health
Sustainably produced food with health benefits to be the first choice of consumers. This is the vision for Örebro University’s Food and Health profile. In other words, food that tastes good, is healthy and has been produced in a sustainable way that consumers can afford and want to buy.
News
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New research shows fibre boosts both gut and immune health
Dietary fibre not only aids digestion, but also actively contributes to regulating gut barrier integrity and the body’s immune system. This is demonstrated by Evangelia Kerezoudi, who presents this in her doctoral thesis in biomedicine at Örebro...
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“All exercise is important for the health of older adults”
All exercise helps protect against disease and is important for the health of older adults. This has been shown in a new study by Örebro researchers Andreas Nilsson and Fawzi Kadi.
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New insights into biopharmaceuticals in the treatment of IBD
By studying Swedish patient data, Örebro researcher Isabella Visuri has identified new patterns in how biopharmaceuticals affect patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).
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New research shows how fibre affects the immune system
Örebro researcher Victor Castro-Alves has discovered why fibre is good for the immune system – at the cellular level. His findings may eventually help make it possible to use food as a medicine for inflammatory bowel diseases like IBS and IBD.
