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Smartwatches have made great strides in recent years, with new health features and improved sensors attracting newcomers to the sector while also prompting current owners to replace their existing devices. But perhaps you don’t need to buy one anymore. You might be fed up with being a slave to your smartwatch, constantly responding to alerts…

Since the first introduction of saccharin, an array of artificial and other non-nutritive (i.e., low-calorie or calorie-free) sweeteners have become ubiquitous in the US food supply. However, a growing body of research suggests that these compounds are not inert in the body and may be disrupting our metabolism. A new review and meta-analysisby researchers from the Food is…

Having diverse microbes in the gut has been promoted as a way to boost immunity, but studies suggest it’s more complicated than that

Think of fruit as the ultimate anti-inflammatory food, protecting your body against harmful inflammation with antioxidants and fiber, and guarding long-term health

Heart disease, dementia, depression, diabetes: what do these conditions have in common? Gastroenterologist and New York Times bestselling author Dr Will Bulsiewicz says the answer is inflammation

Scientists have identified a new way to distinguish healthy guts from diseased ones and track how some illnesses progress by measuring how gut bacteria interact with one another

What does an anti-inflammatory diet do? Your immune system becomes activated when your body recognizes anything that is foreign-such as an invading microbe, plant pollen, or chemical. This often triggers a process called inflammation. Intermittent bouts of inflammation directed at truly threatening invaders protect your health.