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Adam Baker
Adam Baker has a Ph.D. in Human Molecular Biology and Genetics and has a studied the human genome for 30 years.
Adam is Head of Science in Future Labs at Novonesis (former Chr. Hansen) and has worked their for 14 year in their Human Health department.
Future Labs creates BioSolutions by, for example, studying how the gut microbiome plays a role in metabolic health and glucose levels.
About the episode
"Probiotic" is on everything from yoghurt to skincare to kombucha, and it's genuinely hard to tell which products are backed by real research and which are just borrowing the label. Adam Baker talks about the different biotics, and how they work with the microbiome.
He explains why it is important for consumers to research the label and ingredients behind before buying any probiotic and why this has become a problem for the regulatory claims.
07:35 - How Novonesis work with probiotics
13:49 - Why should you eat supplements
15:40 - How Novonesis work with the microbiome
21:13 - The issues with regulations and claims
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