In 2006, the MAGI Group dedicated to research regarding eating disorders through omics sciences, specifically genomics, metabolomics and microbiomics, was founded in Italy.
In particular, the group studied, on the one part, the molecules with nutritional effect present in plants typical of the Mediterranean diet and, on the other part, rare or genetic metabolic diseases for which a specific metabolite could be remodeled through diet.
In addition, Dr Matteo Bertelli with this company has attempted, in part, to revive the ideas of Achille Bertelli, who more than a century ago was involved in building a company that extracted natural molecules for the prevention of certain types of diseases. These natural molecules were concentrated in dietary supplements that were later promoted in both the U.S. and Italy.