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... understanding the science of how the human gut functions and the role that diet plays in human health will be explored at a major international functional foods conference in cork, this week ... foods have an enormous role to play in keeping people healthy and many foods have properties that can enhance the health of those that consume them ... the global market for functional foods is expected to increase to €14 ... the usa/ireland functional foods conference 2010 brings together some of the leading scientists and food researchers working in ireland and abroad to discuss the latest developments in this rapidly expanding area ... this conference, organised by teagasc, university college cork and the united states department of agriculture, will focus on the science of gut function and the response to diet ... food companies are focussing more on the sciences, as they develop functional foods and bioactives with validated health claims ... ” in ireland, there are already close working relationships between functional food researchers in different organisations ... the samples collected are being screened for probiotic properties, which could help to produce functional foods for our ageing population ... at the conference jens bleiel, chief executive of food for health ireland (fhi) will talk on functional foods from the perspective of the consumer and how to make it a success ... supported by enterprise ireland, fhi combines the expertise of researchers at university college cork, university college dublin, teagasc, and university of limerick to provide a pipeline for the development of new functional food ingredients and products
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