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The different ways that prebiotics and fiber affect the gut microbiota
Fiber is a key overlooked nutrient in the diets of many. Although some fiber cannot be digested by humans, it can be broken down by the microbes in our gut – a community of bacteria called the gut...
View ArticleLearn more about our gut microbiota on the occasion of the World Microbiome Day
The microorganisms that live in our guts are more important than many of us think. However, one of the biggest threats to the health and diversity of our gut microbiota is the inappropriate use of...
View ArticleIn defense of potatoes: How resistant starch from potatoes affects the gut...
Despite their popularity, potatoes have a reputation for being an unhealthy food that is high in starchy carbohydrates. Work from the lab of Dr. Thomas Schmidt of the University of Michigan, however,...
View ArticleThe unique properties and health benefits of fermented foods
Kimchi, sauerkraut, and kombucha aren’t just trendy foods that have gained popularity in recent years; they also happen to be products that rely heavily on the activity of microbes for their unique...
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The Biotics Family in Early Life – Nutritional components for infant health
Human milk is the gold standard for infant nutrition, as it contains bioactive compounds that help support the development of the infant gut microbiota and immune system. However, for a variety of...
View ArticleHow immune cells defend the mouse gut against infection like clockwork
Humans are creatures of habit – we tend to wake up, feel hungry, and fall asleep at the same time every day. We owe this tendency to our circadian rhythms – 24 hour cycles that are present in the...
View ArticleCould our gut microbiota protect us against harmful byproducts of food...
Our gut microbiota provides us with many benefits; defending us against pathogens, tuning our immune systems, and aiding in the digestion of fiber. Now scientists have discovered yet another way that...
View ArticleWhat do we know about the relationship between our gut microbiota and...
Most of us want to lower our cardiometabolic (CM) risk* in order to live long and healthy lives; that is, we want to have what doctors define as a low risk of developing cardiovascular disease and...
View ArticleThe skin microbiome is more predictive of age than the gut microbiome
We know that a variety of environmental factors influence the composition of our gut microbiota; what we eat, where we live, and even our genes help to determine which species of bacteria are most...
View ArticleA healthy gut for a healthy heart? A 10-year study looks at the gut-heart...
A new study, published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, highlights how certain diets can decrease the risk of cardiovascular disease. Researchers have found that following a...
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