ollowing the successful launch in 2022 of the French Gut project – the French microbiota project led by INRAE and AP-HP, which aims to collect and analyze stool samples from 100,000 volunteers by 2029 to map the microbiota of the French population – the French Gut Kids extension is going to focus on the gut microbiota in children aged from 3 to 17. How is it developed from birth? What roles do diet, lifestyle, and the environment play in its diversity? How is it transmitted from parent to child? These are just some of the questions this citizen science project seeks to answer in order to better understand and protect the health of younger generations.
On November 19, 2025, the Lancet launched a series of three articles on the consumption of so-called ultra-processed foods and their associations with chronic diseases. This series brings together evidence regarding the growth of ultra-processed foods in diets worldwide and highlights their association with numerous non-communicable chronic diseases. A group of scientists is calling on policymakers to take action to reduce the accessibility of these products.
The 2025 edition of The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World presents the situation with regard to key food security and nutrition indicators based on the latest available data, and also calls for global coordination and well-targeted, evidence-based, and country-led actions.
The HCSP recommends an overhaul of the PNNS strategic framework, with a name reflecting a broader scope that includes environmental sustainability, sleep, physical activity, and the fight against sedentary lifestyles for the development of the french PNNS 5 (2025-2030).
On January 30, ANSES published a scientific opinion on the health impacts of consuming ultra-processed foods. The agency concluded …
The Norwegian Directorate of Health and Social Affairs has published the updated dietary guidelines for the general population on August 2024. It is recommended to choose mostly plant-based foods and to limit red and processed meat.
À l’aube des Jeux Olympiques 2024, il est important pour les sportifs de savoir que l’application de la norme européenne NF EN 1744 les protège en limitant les agents dopants dans les compléments alimentaires pour sportifs.
Regulation (EU) 2021/2117 published on 2 December 2021 amends the labelling rules for wines and aromatised wines and makes it mandatory to communicate the list of ingredients and nutrition declaration of those products.
The agriculture and food system accounts for 34% of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. France has committed to reducing GHG emissions by 46% by 2025. A joint study by the French Society of Nutrition (SFN) and the Climate Action Network (RAC) carried out by Nicole Darmon showed that a 50% reduction in meat consumption combined with an increase in the consumption of adequate vegetables reduces the carbon impact by 35% while satisfying nutritional recommendations for adults.
The World Gastroenterology Organization (WGO) recently released an updated guideline document, aimed at helping gastroenterologists and other physicians understand the appropriate clinical applications of probiotics or prebiotics. The guideline was created with input from experts in gastroenterology, probiotics and prebiotics, with efforts co-led by experts from the International Scientific Association for Probiotics and Prebiotics (ISAPP). To create these guidelines, experts comprehensively evaluated the evidence from randomized, controlled trials for gastrointestinal conditions, including which specific prebiotic strain or substance showed a positive effect. The guidelines present a list of conditions for which there is positive evidence for the effectiveness of probiotics and/or prebiotics.
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