What sparked the conversation about personalised nutrition? To nutrition scientist Dr. Aoife Marie Murphy, two things stand out: the emergence of research on the gut microbiome alongside development of technology focused on tracking exercise and nutrition uniquely for each individual.

Hear more about Dr. Murphy’s perspective on what drives personalised nutrition, and learn her thoughts on the key to unlocking the future of the trend in this interview with Nutrition Insight.

Aoife Marie Murphy, PhD, graduated with a BSc in Human Nutrition and a PhD in Nutrigenomics from University College Dublin. Her research interests include the dietary modulation of metabolic health, epidemiology and gene-nutrient interactions. She is currently a member of Kerry’s nutrition team where she helps apply research findings to innovative ideas in the food and beverage industry.

At the Kerry Wellness Conference hosted last month in Naas, Ireland, Dr. Lisa Ryan from our Scientific Advisory Council sat down to talk through the personalised nutrition trend. Specifically, what tools are available, how does technology help, and where does the science stand?

Looking at the gut microbiome as an example of how personalised nutrition can take shape once the science accumulates, Dr. Ryan says “Microbiota information takes a long time to build up and is particularly interesting in the case of the older populations. We haven’t had those populations to study until recently. We didn’t have populations in their 80s or 90s of this size in the past and we could only begin to get that information now.”

See Lisa’s video interview here.

Click here to read the full written interview.