Food Webinars
What is your gut feeling about food?
Have you ever wondered how your food is digested and what role your gut bacteria play in maintaining your health? In the webinars below Teagasc researchers discussed the digestion process and the latest research on the impact your choice of food can have on your health and lifestyle.
To view webinar, presentations and questions and answers click on the webinar title below.
- Macro to Micro: Food Structure, Digestion and the Microbiome- October 21st 2020
- (Bio)Activity: Food Ingredients and Our Health and Fitness - November, 4th 2020
Macro to Micro: Food Structure, Digestion and the Microbiome
Webinar 5 - Wednesday, 21st October,
From macronutrients to microorganisms, how is our food structured and how do we (and our microbes) break it down? Teagasc researchers gave an insight into using microscopy to study food structure, the journey of food through the digestive system and the bacteria that play a significant role in our health and wellbeing.
Panellists
- Muireann Egan,
Research Officer, Teagasc - André Brodkorb
Research Officer, Teagasc - Laura Gómez-Mascaraque
Research Officer, Teagasc - Ciara O'Donovan
Research Officer, Teagasc
For questions and answers of the following webinar, click here - Questions and Answers - Webinar 5
Presentations
- Gastro-Intestinal Digestive Tract (PDF) - André Brodkorb
- Food microstructure (PDF) - Laura Gómez-Mascaraque
- The gut microbiome (PDF) - Ciara O'Donovan
(Bio)Activity: Food Ingredients and Our Health and Fitness
Webinar 6 - Wednesday, 4th November
Bioactives are the active ingredients in food that fuel our active lives. Teagasc researchers gave an insight into the latest research on the bioactive components in food, novel sources of food bioactives and the effect of food on our fitness - from a run in the park to the Six Nations.
Panellists
- Muireann Egan,
Research Officer, Teagasc - Maria Hayes
Research Officer, Teagasc - Linda Giblin
Research Officer, Teagasc - Orla O'Sullivan
Research Officer, Teagasc
For questions and answers of the following webinar, click here - Questions and Answers - Webinar 6
Presentations
- Food Digestion (PDF) - Linda Giblin
- Fueling your gut microbes (PDF) - Orla O'Sullivan