Navy beans may improve gut health and metabolism in colorectal cancer survivors

Navy beans may improve gut health and metabolism in colorectal cancer survivors

Incorporating navy beans into the diet of colorectal cancer (CRC) survivors has the potential to positively impact both gut and host health by modulating markers linked to obesity and disease, according to new research from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. The findings published today in eBIOMedicine, part of The Lancet family of … Read more

Fermented foods may have fueled human brain growth, new evolutionary theory proposes

Fermented foods may have fueled human brain growth, new evolutionary theory proposes

In a review published in the journal Communications Biology, researchers in the United States of America described the potential role and benefits of externally fermented foods in triggering the expansion of the hominid brain. They further discussed the explanatory power of their “external fermentation hypothesis” and surveyed relevant food practices across human cultures. Image Credit: Busker909 / … Read more

Woman, 38, who went in for colon surgery wakes up to learn doctor removed her WOMB without permission

Woman, 38, who went in for colon surgery wakes up to learn doctor removed her WOMB without permission

By Cassidy Morrison Senior Health Reporter For Dailymail.Com 18:18 10 Nov 2023, updated 18:24 10 Nov 2023 Doctors found stage 3 colon cancer which will require years of chemotherapy They had to remove her uterus which had a baseball-sized tumor ‘cemented’ to it  READ MORE:  Colorectal cancer to double in people under 40 by 2030 A … Read more

Might a polyphenol-rich dietary approach hold the answers for managing inflammatory bowel disease?

Might a polyphenol-rich dietary approach hold the answers for managing inflammatory bowel disease?

In a recent article published in Cell Death & Disease, researchers investigated the involvement of gut microbiota and macrophage-neutrophil interactions in the impact of dietary phenolic acids on intestinal inflammation in the context of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).  Specifically, they examined the effects of four phenolic acids, chlorogenic acid (CGA), ferulic acid (FA), caffeic acid (CA), … Read more

Brazilian fruits positively impact gut health and chronic disease prevention

Brazilian fruits positively impact gut health and chronic disease prevention

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