by metabolicmatrix | Jul 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
For decades, the food industry has competed on a familiar set of dimensions: taste, convenience, affordability, branding, distribution and innovation. More recently, sustainability and transparency have joined that list. These remain essential, but a more fundamental...
by metabolicmatrix | Jun 15, 2026 | Uncategorized
Vitamins: More Than Nutrients—A Partnership Between You and Your Microbiome Most of us think of vitamins as nutrients that come from food or supplements. We learn that vitamin C comes from citrus fruits, vitamin D from sunlight, and vitamin B12 from animal products....
by metabolicmatrix | Jun 15, 2026 | Uncategorized
Activating the WHA Resolution on Liver Disease: From Recognition to Transformation The World Health Assembly’s adoption of the resolution “Steatotic liver disease: a missing piece in the global noncommunicable disease response” marks a watershed...
by metabolicmatrix | Jun 14, 2026 | Uncategorized
Food Noise or Food Information? Reframing How We Think About Obesity A recent opinion piece by Giuseppe Marzio in de Volkskrant argues that if we want to tackle obesity, we need to stop focusing exclusively on individuals and start addressing what the author calls...
by metabolicmatrix | May 27, 2026 | Uncategorized
There is a growing health crisis unfolding quietly inside millions of people — often without symptoms, pain, or warning signs. It is called MASLD: metabolic dysfunction–associated steatotic liver disease, formerly known as nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). And...