Browsing: Gut Health & Microbiome

skip to content The gut microbiome is the vast community of bacteria, fungi, viruses and other microorganisms that live in the human intestine. (Representational Image: Pixabay/Gerd Altmann/geralt)

Humans have been turning to fermented foods for centuries to help prevent food from spoiling. It also turns out the process of fermentation confers powerful health perks

How your gut health could predict your Alzheimer’s risk years before symptoms start

According to the World Health Organization, approximately 830 million people worldwide have diabetes, over 95% of which have T2D. Over time, the condition can lead to blindness, cardiovascular issues, and kidney problems

New University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa research, published July 14 in Scientific Reports, found that differences in gut bacteria explained about 15% of the differences in how quickly participants’ bodies were biologically aging

A new study led by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis suggests that an intestinal disorder linked to malnutrition and stunted growth may be transmitted from one generation to the next via the small intestinal microbiome. Analyzing mouse models of the disorder using bacteria cultured from children who themselves suffer from…

Researchers estimate that about 75% of all processed foods include a commercially used sweetener, which includes artificial and natural sweeteners, as well as sugar alcohols

Dear Doctors: I was at a wedding where, in his toast, the best man said that as well as a home, the couple would be sharing their gut bacteria. They’re all biologists, so it seemed like an inside joke. When I asked him, he said no, it’s actually true. Really? Do couples start to share…

As more functional food, beverage, and dietary supplement brands compete to offer clinically differentiated, gut health products, Verb Biotics, a B2B biotechnology company, today announced the publication of two peer-reviewed studies in Beneficial Microbes detailing the underlying mechanism of action and demonstrated clinical trial results of Keystone Postbiotic®, its oat-based, stable postbiotic for targeted microbiome support.  

A study by researchers at the National Institute of Nutrition (ICMR-NIN) has found that long-term athletic training significantly influences body composition, metabolism, blood physiology, dietary habits and gut microbiome, with endurance and strength athletes developing distinct physiological adaptations