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Lifestyle factors for the prevention and care of people with inflammatory bowel disease

17 Aug at 8:47 am

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Crohn’s disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC) are chronic inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) typically featuring chronic diarrhoea (with or without bleeding), abdominal pain, and…

The Guts of Health

May 31, 2022

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Our digestive tract is a repository for a multitude of information processing cells, some of which are human and others not. Harbouring a diverse…

Dementia and the Gut

March 15, 2022

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Back in Nov 2020 the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease published a study undertaken in Geneva, that explored the connection between the bacteria and other…

Fibre Rich Snacks Aiding the Gut Microbiome

July 20, 2021

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The high-fat, low-fibre diets consumed in the western world are failing to support a diverse and healthy #gut #microbiome. Dietary #fibre is known to…

Plant Based Diet Aiding Asthma Prevention

April 27, 2020

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New research from the United States based Physicians committee for Responsible Medicine has shown that by eating a #plant-based diet we can help prevent…

Vegetarian, Vegan Diets and Multiple Health Outcomes: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies.

September 7, 2017

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There are of course many challenges in compiling data sets around eating profiles and then translating this into meaning full approaches to health management.…

Dietary Recommendations for the Prevention of Depression

March 23, 2017

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The journal Nutritional Neuroscience, published a paper in April 2017, exploring the relationship between diet and depression.[1] The authors note that converging evidence from…

Calcium Supplements Do Not Prevent Fractures

October 9, 2015

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The recommendation for consumption of calcium over the typically recognised minimum official recommendations in the UK and Nordic countries of 700-800 mg/day of dietary…

Low-Grade Inflammation, Diet Composition and Health: Current Research Evidence And Its Translation

August 25, 2015

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The British Journal of Nutrition published a review paper in July 2015, exploring the relationship between inflammation, diet and health. Whilst this is neither…

Antibiotics – Short Term Benefits Offset Against Long Term Risk?

July 16, 2015

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The growing knowledge in research communities concerning the symbiotic relationship we have with our bacterial organism population is increasingly reflecting that which we have…