There’s a new health-promoting gut bacterium called Akkermansia muciniphila
Move over Bifidobacterium and Lactobacillus.
There's a new health-promoting gut bacterium in town, and it's called Akkermansia muciniphila.
You will not find its benefits at the...
Researchers say the sight and smell of food alone may be...
The sight or smell of something delicious is often enough to get your mouth watering, but the physiological response to food perception may go...
College students prefer food deprivation over smartphone deprivation
University at Buffalo researchers have found that college students prefer food deprivation over smartphone deprivation, according to results from a paper in Addictive Behaviors.
Sara...
Report : Truths about a gluten free diet
Just as fat was vilified in the 1990s and carbs have been scorned more recently, gluten—a protein found in wheat, barley, and rye—has become...
Researchers demonstrate that a low-gluten, high-fiber diet may be healthier than...
When healthy people eat a low-gluten and fibre-rich diet compared with a high-gluten diet, they experience less intestinal discomfort including less bloating.
Researchers at University...
Which is better, a low-fat/high-carbohydrate diet or a high-fat/low-carbohydrate diet –...
Which is better, a low-fat/high-carbohydrate diet or a high-fat/low-carbohydrate diet - or is it the type of fat that matters?
In a new paper featured...
African Americans and Hispanic Americans who have undergone Roux-en-Y gastric bypass...
African Americans and Hispanic Americans who have undergone Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) are at greater risk to regain weight as compared to Caucasians.
To date,...
Researchers have shown that “brown fat” interacts with the gut hormone...
Researchers from Germany and Finland have shown that so-called "brown fat" interacts with the gut hormone secretin in mice to relay nutritional signals about...
Vitamin K2: Everything You Need to Know
A brief history of vitamin K
Way back in 1929, when researchers first discovered vitamin K (VK), they focused mainly on the vital role of...
People living in colder regions with less sunlight drink more alcohol...
Where you live could influence how much you drink.
According to new research from the University of Pittsburgh Division of Gastroenterology, people living in...
Treating obesity : researchers identified at least four different patient subgroups
Analyzing data from more than 2,400 obese patients who underwent bariatric weight-loss surgery, researchers identified at least four different patient subgroups that diverge significantly...
FDA : Six artificial flavors are being ordered out of the...
Six artificial flavors are being ordered out of the food supply in a dispute over their safety, but good luck to anyone who wants...
More personalized risk assessments for people at the highest risk...
More personalized risk assessments and new cholesterol-lowering drug options for people at the highest risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD) are among the key recommendations...
Researchers discovered two proteins essential to the development of skeletal muscle
All vertebrates need muscles to function; they are the most abundant tissue in the human body and are integral to movement.
In a recent article...
Taking fish oil or vitamin D? Big studies give long-awaited answers...
Taking fish oil or vitamin D?
Big studies give long-awaited answers on who does and does not benefit from these popular nutrients.
Fish oil taken by...
