Cellular and Physiological Nutrition/Metabolism
Clinical and Translational Nutrition
Gary Wu, MD (he/him/his)
Ferdinand G. Weisbrod Professor in Gastroenterology
University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Disclosure(s): BioCodex: Advisory Committee/Board Member (Ongoing)
Danone: Advisory Committee/Board Member (Ongoing)
Intercept Pharma: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing)
Nestle Health Sciences: Grant/Research Support (Terminated)
Maria Marco, PhD (she/her/hers)
Professor
University of California Davis, Department of Food Science & Technology
Davis, California, United States
Disclosure(s): Cosun Nutrition Center: Advisory Committee/Board Member (Ongoing)
NURA USA: Advisory Committee/Board Member (Ongoing)
Cara Frankenfeld, PhD (she/her/hers)
Supervising Epidemiologist
EpidStrategies, A Division of ToxStrategies LLC
Katy, Texas, United States
Disclosure(s): EpidStrategies, A Division of ToxStrategies LLC: Consultant (Ongoing)
“Gut health” is a term that has become a part of the common lexicon to describe health in a broader sense. In marketing campaigns, gut health is often a catchall phrase that can mean any number of health-promoting outcomes. While gut health lacks a clear definition, the term is increasingly used in human and veterinary medicine. Gut function is integral to human and animal health, but there are also many unanswered questions: Is gut health different from digestive health or GI health? What is the overall importance of gut health for individuals who do not have bowel disease? How should gut health be measured? For the latter, a variety of criteria have been proposed, none as yet agreed-upon. In this session, work by experts will be presented to understand what constitutes a healthy gut and how that is measured, with implications for scientific, industrial, and regulatory communities.