Nutrition and Health: Human Microbiome

In this course you'll learn that the human microbiome plays an important role in maintaining normal gut function, digesting certain nutrients, early life development, behavior and, disorders like irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), obesity and diabetes. Discover the complexity in maintaining a balanced healthy life and learn: How to study the microbiome How microbiota impact your health Healthy ageing and microbiota The relation between diet, genes and microbiota Microbial therapies and diagnostics How academic knowledge about the microbiome is important for policy makers, medical doctors, non-profit organizations and industry