Trends in nutrient supplementation

While new forms of malnutrition has emerged, such as overnutrition, undernutrition and micronutrient deficiencies still affect the world today. Currently, one-third of the population is deficient in at least 1 micronutrient, and this may affect immune response. Otilia Perichart-Perera, PhD, MSc, RDN, details how nutrients and the lack thereof may affect the immune system, such as how it may alter immunologic function and have inflammatory effects, nutrition-related chronic diseases, and in the era of COVID-19, the dietary and lifestyle changes that have brought about the trends in nutrition today, and its effects of the gut microbiome and its implications on immunity. Learn more about this, as well possible interventions such as supplementation, especially in women and children in this video.