What You Eat Impacts Health by Shaping Your Gut Microbiome
What we eat affects the composition of the microbes in our gut. This is significant, because the makeup of our gut microbiome impacts our...
5 Important Fiber Facts
We can’t digest fiber, but it plays a lot of important roles as it passes through the body. Here’s what you need to know:
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“Green Juice”
One of the latest so-called superfoods is “green juice,” made by juicing veggies like leafy greens and celery. Let’s dig into the health claims...
Certain Dietary Traits Are Associated with Lower Colorectal Cancer Risk
Unhealthy dietary patterns can increase risk of colorectal cancer. Now, an analysis has provided evidence of what dietary components are associated with lower risk.
The...
Exogenous Digestive Enzymes
The National Institutes of Health estimates that 60‒70 million Americans struggle with digestive diseases. As such, it is understandable that the enzyme supplements market...
Intake of Dietary Fiber Associated with Lower Risk of Death
Results from an analysis of 64 studies with a total of more than 3 million participants supported prior findings that dietary fiber intake is...
The World Within
You are not alone! Your large intestine is home to a whole community of bacteria and other microorganisms called the microbiota.
Your Microbiota. Everybody’s microbiota...
NewsBites January 2024
Healthy Lifestyle May Outweigh a Genetic Risk Factor for Heart Disease
Abdominal obesity (a waist circumference of more than 35 inches in women and 40...
Sweetened Beverages and Risk of Adverse Liver Outcomes
Approximately 65 percent of adults in the U.S. consume sugar-sweetened beverages every day. In addition to having negative effects on your heart, blood sugar...
Prunes and Regularity … Caffeine Sensitivity
Q: My mother used to drink prune juice to help with regularity. Now I’m hearing people talk about prunes again. Is there really something...