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Nestlé Research Center is pleased to sponsor Nature’s Insight series on Obesity and Diabetes.
From its beginning, Nestlé has been building the science and technologies to resolve diseases related to poor nutrition. Nutrient deficiencies, epidemic in the 19th Century took much of the 20th century to comprehend. Now the world is faced with a new set of scientific challenges. Unbalanced diets are contributing to an epidemic of metabolic disorders. In response, many of the 670 scientists from 45 nations located at the Nestlé Research Center in Lausanne, Switzerland are focusing their research on the role of foods in metabolism. Foods are ensembles of biomolecules forming complex structures across the molecular, colloidal and macroscopic length scales. These compositions and structures, during passage, digestion and absorption through the intestine, alter the physiological, hormonal and metabolic status of individuals consuming them.
Nestlé has considered all these factors in its scientific strategy for metabolic research pursuing such questions as “How do food compositions and structures influence metabolism?” “How do individuals vary in their metabolic state and in their responses to diet?” and “What is needed to make individuals aware of their personal metabolic state?” For more information on the Nestlé Research Center, its ongoing research programs and personnel please visit our Internet site at www.research.nestle.com
Read the sponsors feature "Effects of food on metabolic regulation and disorders"
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