Miguel Freitas

Guest on Ologies with Alie Ward

Miguel Freitas is a nutritional microbiologist known for his research on gut microbiota, prebiotics, and probiotics and how they affect human health. He is the lead nutritional microbiologist and director of the non-profit Danone Institute North America.

Products they talk about

Happy Family Infant Formula👍 Recommends
…discussing happy family infant formula with prebiotics and probiotics for infant development
“Another one that has pre- and probiotics, which is also very important, is our Happy Family Infant Formula. So a lot of moms cannot breastfeed. So there's, of course, alternatives out there. But we made sure that, at least for babies who are growing, these first 1,000 days are critical. And we know that one particular genus of bacteria is a keystone in the child gut. And if they don't have it, the consequences are not necessarily very good. So, and this is a bifidobacterium. Bifidobacterium. We add bifidobacterium and prebiotics to kind of mimic what you find in breast milk.”
on Ologies with Alie Ward
Silk Plant-Based Dairy Alternative👍 Recommends
…introducing silk plant-based dairy alternative formulated with prebiotics for children
“We're also thinking about other types of options and products that could support gut health. And two of the products that we launched recently, one is a plant-based alternative. So it's not dairy. It's under the brand Silk. And it's a plant-based dairy alternative that we formulated with pediatricians to get the right nutrition bundle to get into kids that are growing. And part of that bundle is fiber, is inulin.”
on Ologies with Alie Ward