In a recent review published in Foods, a group of authors assessed the influence of Brazilian native fruits and their by-products on human intestinal microbiota and their potential role in mitigating non-communicable chronic diseases (NCDs) based on current scientific literature. Study: Evidence for the Beneficial Effects of Brazilian Native Fruits and Their By-Products on Human Intestinal … Read more
In a recent study published in the journal Biological Psychiatry, scientists review the involvement of the gut microbiome in triggering the pathogenesis of mental disorders, including major depressive disorder and bipolar disorder. Study: Mood disorders: the gut bacteriome and beyond. Image Credit: New Africa / Shutterstock.com Introduction The discovery of the gut microbiome-brain axis has revolutionized the field … Read more
Des chercheurs de la Michigan State University et de Henry Ford Health ont reçu une subvention de 3 millions de dollars du National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases au sein des National Institutes of Health pour étudier les liens entre l’indice de masse corporelle maternel, ou IMC, et l’obésité infantile. Bien que … Read more
Western dietary (WD) habits are known to cause many of today’s non-communicable diseases by promoting chronic inflammation. Recently, to counteract WD-induced metaflammation, ketogenic diets (KD) have emerged. Given the drastic change in nutrient composition during KD, it is reasonable to hypothesize large-scale changes in the human metabolome. Furthermore, this alteration in the metabolome could also … Read more