While predominantly linked to infant formula, human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs) are moving into adult nutrition as research connects them to gut, metabolic, and healthy-aging benefits, with further opportunities in sports and medical nutrition.Experts from Cabio, dsm-firmenich, and Novonesis tell Nutrition Insight how HMOs complement lifestyle-related disease prevention, while FrieslandCampina Ingredients highlights how pairing galacto-oligosaccharides (GOS) with HMOs broadens oligosaccharide diversity for infants.