What are prebiotics and probiotics?
The human gastrointestinal tract houses roughly 100 trillion microorganisms (good bacteria). These microorganisms make up what's called the gut microbiome.
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Carbohydrates: News and Research on Dietary Carbohydrates
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What's the deal with ... banana water?
If a can of coconut water and a banana smoothie had a baby, it might be banana water. The latest plant-based hydration beverage on the market is being touted as "the peel good beverage" that offers "a bunch of nutrients." ...
Dec 29, 2025
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Nutritional imbalance detected on school lunch menus
The Microfluidics & BIOMICS Cluster, the Neuropsychopharmacology group and Biobizkaia conducted a study to assess school canteen meals. They concluded that the food served to the children does not fully comply with nutritional ...
Dec 16, 2025
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Quality of carbohydrates in diet may play key role in prevention of dementia
The quality and quantity of carbohydrates in the diet play a decisive role in the development of dementias. This is according to a combined study carried out by the Nutrition and Metabolic Health (NuMeH) research group of ...
Dec 16, 2025
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Changing sweet taste in diet does not affect sugar cravings or health, study suggests
Changing the amount of sweetness in a person's diet has no impact on their liking for sweet foods, the results of a new trial suggest. The results also showed no difference in indicators of cardiovascular disease or diabetes ...
Dec 1, 2025
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Can colostrum supplements improve your skin, gut and immune system? A nutritionist explains
Colostrum is often called "liquid gold" by lactation specialists, midwives and infant-health researchers. It's the early milk produced in the first days after childbirth: thick, yellow and rich in antibodies, proteins and ...
Nov 10, 2025
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Q&A: How does processed fiber impact human health?
The rate of Americans diagnosed with digestive disorders and gastrointestinal cancers is rising, especially in those ages 50 and younger, so researchers in the Penn State Department of Nutritional Sciences are studying how ...
Oct 13, 2025
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More veg, less meat: The latest global update on a diet that's good for people and the planet
A long-awaited expert update on the dietary changes needed to support both human and planetary health comes out clearly in favor of a plant-based approach.
Oct 7, 2025
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Understanding how dietary fiber improves metabolic health
New findings from researchers at UC Irvine show how a simple dietary change that increases fiber intake can reshape gut bacteria to prevent sugar from damaging the liver and causing disease.
Sep 16, 2025
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Altered gut immune system in Alzheimer's mouse model provides new target for therapeutics
The gut contains the largest collection of immune cells in the body. New research at the Buck Institute shows that some of those immune cells travel along the brain/gut axis in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease (AD), providing ...
Aug 29, 2025
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