Gut Bacteria and Type 2 Diabetes
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According to a study, published in Nature Metabolism in March 2020, #gut #bacteria can be linked to the development of type 2 #diabetes, with…
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Ultra-Processed Diets Causing Weight Gain
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Whilst studies have previously been conducted on mice linking processed foods to #obesity and #intestinal #inflammation, human studies have been lacking. Associations have already…
Coffee: Controversy and Potential Benefits of by-products
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There are two main arguments to be considered when drinking #coffee, firstly its high #antioxidant status and secondly the potential risk factors associated with…
Screening for Eating Disorders in a Nutrition-Focused Practice
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Dr Carrie Decker ND reviews a common screening issue and offers some practical tools. One of the topics that comes up when working with…
Faecal Microbiota Transplantation: Past, Present and Future
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So, at what point do you seriously consider being a recipient of another person’s faecal material, surely one would have to be at deaths…
Artificial Sweeteners, Microbes and Blood Sugar Control
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A paper in Nature back in 2014 noted that artificial non-caloric sweeteners (NAS) when consumed by mice had a detrimental effect of their metabolic…
Saccharomyces Boulardii Administration Changes Gut Microbiota And Reduces Hepatic Steatosis, Low-Grade Inflammation, And Fat Mass In Obese And Type 2 Diabetic Db/Db Mice.
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The use of Saccharomyces Boulardii as a therapeutic intervention in people with alterations in their microbiota and local immune responses has been explored for…
You, Jet Lag, Microbiota and Fat Deposition
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If you have ever travelled across time zones you will be familiar with the adverse effects on your physical function an loss of clarity…
Apples, Inducers of Eubiosis Driven Weight Management
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Apples; great for SCFA production, restoring bacterial eubiosis in a disrupted gut and likely able to assist with weight management, say scientists in the…
Artificial Sweeteners Attack Health Via the Microbiome
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Oh Boy… the journal Nature has this week (9.10.14) identified the insidious effect of consuming ‘diet’ or non caloric sweeteners on the burgeoning mass…