The Swine it Podcast Show Canada - #10 - Functional foods: what should swine professionals know about them?

Functional food has been gathering more attention by the year. Originating from human nutrition studies, functional foods are those that can offer health benefits beyond their nutritional value. However, how can they be helpful and useful to swine producers and nutritionists? To discuss that, we have a conversation with Dr. Alison Duncan, who has built an outstanding and recognizable career in functional foods. She shares her definition of functional foods, the way their beneficial properties can be transferred through pork meat, and the critical aspects of the past and future of such an exciting topic.

What you’ll learn:

     ○ What does the term "functional foods" mean?

     ○ Is soybean meal a functional food for pigs?

     ○ Transferring functional properties into pork meat

     ○ Consumer decisions based on product information

     ○ The past and the future of functional foods

Meet the guest:

Dr. Alison Duncan

Experience:

     ○ Current: Professor at the University of Guelph

 Background:

     ○ Ph.D., Nutritional Science (University of Minnesota)

     ○ M.Sc., Nutritional Science (University of Toronto)

     ○ B.A.Sc., Applied Human Nutrition (University of Guelph) 

Hobbies: running; swimming; and mostly, taking care of my kids and taking them to their sports.

Tip for success: Push yourself beyond your comfort zone.

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