Aristea Binia
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Aristea Binia

Aristea Binia has a PhD in Genomics and Genetics of Asthma from the Imperial College of London, UK, where she finished with the highest score. Similarly, she earned her Masters in Science in Human Molecular Genetics from the same institution with distinction.

After her education, she help postdoctoral positions in the Imperial College of London, and Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Klinik für Pädiatrische Pneumologie, before going into Nestle Research working on cardiometabolic health and nutrigenics, then human milk and early nutrition. 

Currently, Dr. Binia is the Department Head of Metabolic Health, Human Milk Research Strategic Program Leader of Nestlé Research, and the Concept and Prototype Manager co-pilot for Nestlé Health Science (NHS), Nestlé Research.

Publications

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Human Milk Oligosaccharides, Important Milk Bioactives for Child Health: A Perspective

Human milk contains all nutritive and bioactive compounds to give infants the best possible start in life. Human milk…

42 min read Hanne L. P. Tytgat, Aristea Binia (Switzerland), Sean Austin, …
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Nutrition and the Metabolic Health of Children

Overnutrition, expressed as overweight and obesity, sometimes combined with inadequate micronutrient intake, coexists…

41 min read Ian A. Macdonald, Aristea Binia (Switzerland)
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Human Milk Macronutrient Composition During First Six Months of Lactation in Exclusively Breastfeeding Filipino Women

Breastmilk varies in terms of nutritional content. Thus, the macronutrient concentration of breastmilk were evaluated…

1 min read Manuel Ramos Nieves, Tinu Mary Samuel, Yipu Chen, …
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Biology of human milk oligosaccharides: From basic science to clinical evidence

Human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs) have been researched by scientists for over 100 years, driven by the substantial…

77 min read Norbert Sprenger, Hanne L.P Tytgat, Aristea Binia (Switzerland), …
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The Influence of FUT2 and FUT3 Polymorphisms and Nasopharyngeal Microbiome on Respiratory Infections in Breastfed Bangladeshi Infants from the Microbiota and Health Study

Acute respiratory infections (ARI) are one of the most common causes of morbidity and mortality in young children. By…

67 min read Aristea Binia (Switzerland)
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Human Milk Oligosaccharides: Factors Affecting Their Composition and Their Physiological Significance
41 min read Norbert Sprenger, Aristea Binia (Switzerland), Sean Austin.
Do Human Milk Oligosaccharides Protect Against Infant Atopic Disorders and Food Allergy?
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Do Human Milk Oligosaccharides Protect Against Infant Atopic Disorders and Food Allergy?

Breastfeeding is thought to be protective against Atopic Dermatitis (AD) and Food Allergy (FA), but the data are…

36 min read Soo Min Han, Aristea Binia (Switzerland), Keith Godfrey, …
Time of Lactation and Maternal Fucosyltransferase Genetic Polymorphisms Determine the Variability in Human Milk Oligosaccharides (publications)
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Time of Lactation and Maternal Fucosyltransferase Genetic Polymorphisms Determine the Variability in Human Milk Oligosaccharides

Human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs) vary among mothers and genetic factors contribute to this variability. This study…

34 min read Gregory Lefebvre, Maya Shevlyakova, Aline Charpagne, …

Videos

Breast milk, mother & infant triad as a biological complex
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Breast milk, mother & infant triad as a biological complex

Human milk is the optimal food for the growing infant, with a wide array of benefits for both the mother and the baby…

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HMO levels in breast milk do not correlate or predict infant growth and body composition during the first 4 months of life – A cohort study (videos)
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HMO levels in breast milk do not correlate or predict infant growth and body composition during the first 4 months of life – A cohort study

Association modelling from mother-infant cohort studies point towards a possible role of HMOs on infant growth.

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