We are also studying the direct significance to health of the various bioactive components. We use our analysis platform for food to measure changes in health promoting substances in human samples, as a result of changes in diet, and the effect of food on our health.
Nofima Mat has a cell laboratory, one of the uses of which is to check the effect of various bioactive components directly on human cells and in an intestinal model, so as to learn more about how the components of the food work on the bacterial flora in the intestine.
Increasing our understanding of the correlations between food and health requires collaboration. We have a common focus on "Food for better health" in the Food Alliance (Nofima Mat and the Norwegian University of Life Sciences) in which food is the main focus. Through our expert technical personnel, we now maintain excellent contact with many technical and professional centres in medicine and nutrition. We also work closely with nutritional and medical experts.
