Our gut has the ability to learn behaviours thanks to the network of neurons within the wall of the gastrointestinal tract. Interestingly, learning and memory processes take part in the gut and could explain, for instance, the involvement of enteric nervous system in the onset of specific gut disorders.
Regular ingestion of fructans-rich vegetables is associated with better satiety and fewer cravings for sweet and salty foods
1 Jul 2019by GMFH Editing Team
Dietary fibers may benefit gut bacterial groups in different ways. Hiel and colleagues have recently found that regular consumption of vegetables rich in inulin-type fructans may improve food behavior, including a drop in preference for fat, salt or sugars.
Diet, antibiotics and geography can influence the microbial make-up of the gut.
27 Jun 2019by Andreu Prados
An interview with Dr. Rob Knight, founding Director of the Center for Microbiome Innovation at the University of California San Diego, on the occasion of World Microbiome Day 2019, discussing how microbes could help mitigate the rise in antibiotic resistance.
The crosstalk between bacteriophages and commensal bacteria contributes to the gut ecosystem’s stability
27 Jun 2019by GMFH Editing Team
Bacteriophages have remained largely underexplored due to limitations in sequencing methods. New in vitro findings reveal that phages have a different effect on low and high abundance bacterial species in the gut microbiota that aren’t directly targeted.
Learn more about our gut microbiota on the occasion of the World Microbiome Day
27 Jun 2019by Megan Mouw
On World Microbiome Day 2019, under the slogan ‘Bacterial Resistance to Antibiotics’, we want to raise awareness about inappropriate use of antibiotics, which is one of the main threats to our gut microbiota and overall health.
Personalized nutrition and gut microbiota to predict response to diet in obese and IBS patients
24 Jun 2019by Allison Clark
An individual’s gut microbiota composition might be used in predicting responses to dietary interventions. However, there’s still inconsistent evidence to support the existence of signature gut microbiota compositions that predict clinical response to diet in obese and IBS patients.
The ileal mucosa-associated microbiota may help predict recurrence in patients with Crohn’s disease
20 Jun 2019by GMFH Editing Team
Clinicians struggle with finding a single risk marker for predicting early postoperative endoscopic recurrence in Crohn’s disease. Researchers from Saint Antoine Hospital and other institutions reveal that ileal mucosa-associated microbiota may help predict recurrence in patients with CD after ileocecal resection.
This infographic from the International Scientific Association for Probiotics and Prebiotics (ISAPP) offers a helpful comparison between prebiotics and fiber while describing the extent to which each affects health and the gut microbiota.
Irritable Bowel Syndrome – Symptoms, Treatment, Research: A video by ESNM
12 Jun 2019by GMFH Editing Team
In this video, the European Society of Neurogastroenterology & Motility (ESNM) explains how important it is for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) to be diagnosed so it can then be treated correctly.
Identifying high quality probiotics available in the marketplace isn’t an easy task. A recent panel of experts suggest some recommendations to companies producing probiotics for assuring probiotics’ quality, from their manufacture to their selling.
