by Kristina Campbell
What are the consequences of adopting a diet so different from your everyday eating habits? Evidence to date suggests drastic dietary changes can be a big deal for the bacteria and other microorganisms that live in your gut.
by Cristina Sáez
During his visit to the GMFH World Summit in Paris, researcher Niv Zmora explained why each individual metabolizes foods differently due, in part, to the gut microbiota.
by Kristina Campbell
Robert Hutkins, Professor of Food Sciences at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (USA), warns about the common misconception that fermented foods are the same thing as “probiotics”.
by GMFH Editing Team
During her participation in the Gut Microbiota for Health World Summit in Paris, Elena Verdú, researcher and Associate Professor at McMaster University (Canada), warned about the consequences of restrictive diets and their impact on health.
by Kristina Campbell
According to Eldin Jašarević, researcher at the University of Pennsylvania, certain stressors during pregnancy might be no trivial matter, partly because they alter the microorganisms that reside in the gut.
Jane A. Foster, associate professor at McMaster University, reveals gut microbiota’s potential for discovering new ways of diagnosing and understanding brain-related disorders.
A study by Portuguese researchers and published in PLOS Biology reveals that cravings may start very far away from the brain, in the gut. The study also shows that gut bacteria ‘talk’ to the brain and control the food that flies eat.
Interested in expanding your knowledge about gut microbiota? Want to discover new experts? Check out this list of book picks from the GMFH publishing team, full of quality information that will help you learn more about this fascinating topic.
by Kristina Campbell
A study of astronauts’ gut microbiota brings to light a possible inconvenience when all microbes are removed, as this endangers the gut microbiota and, thus, the astronauts’ health.
A new study has confirmed previous observations that gut microbes change with age and can cause increased inflammation and premature death, at least in mice.
