Posted on Feb 12, 2019 2021 at 6:06
Needless to say, health begins on the plate. And if the official recommendations valid for the entire population (five portions of fruit and vegetables per day, less salt, sugar and fat, etc.) make sense, the trend today is to take it a step further: towards micronutrition , personalized and functional nutrition. “It’s about finding the best diet that’s right for you and, if necessary, supplementing it according to your specific needs. Not everyone has the same needs or the same tolerances ”, explains Professor Didier Chos, President of the European Institute of Dietetics and Micronutrition (MEI). Clearly, it is a question of providing in one way or another to our body all the molecules essential for its proper functioning. To the professional, trained in this, to start by making an assessment: deficiencies in vitamins, minerals or essential fatty acids, analysis of dysfunctions of the intestinal microbiota which, beyond digestive disturbances lead to osteoarticular problems, repeated infections , allergies, overweight, etc. Then give his dietary recommendations and any supplements.
Smart dispenser
This is where the shoe pinches: to force yourself to take these pills, sometimes numerous, daily. This observation led a French start-up, Linkednutri, to develop a smart connected distributor, myNumea. It delivers every day in liquid form (like a coffee capsule machine) the complex of supplements recommended by a nutritionist doctor for a specific theme (immunity, sleep, digestion, joints, etc.) or to fill deficits. in essential micronutrients rare in the daily diet. Some 200 machines are on pre-sale on the site (www.mynumea.com) for delivery in April-May. Fundraising at the end of the year should then allow a launch on a larger scale.
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