During the Gut Microbiota for Health World Summit, University of Michigan researcher Eric Martens explained why reading and understanding the labels of different types of fibers is so complicated for most people.
More vegetables, wholegrains and diversity of fats, RD Kate Scarlata’s recipe for a healthy microbiota
17 Jul 2019by GMFH Editing Team
In this video interview produced by GMFH during the 8th World Summit on Gut Microbiota for Health 2019 in Miami, dietitian Kate Scarlata explains how our gut microbiota influences our health.
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.
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.
Diet greatly influences gut microbiota composition, and evidence shows how the way gut microbiota metabolizes our food may be more relevant than the actual food we eat.
Could increasing delivery of propionate to the human colon be a potential way of improving glucose homeostasis in overweight or obese individuals?
6 May 2019by Andreu Prados
Colonic propionate has been suggested as a potential target to improve obesity-related metabolic disorders. Based on new research, colonic propionate delivery could be a novel solution to improve metabolism and inflammation in overweight or obese subjects.
Have a look at our infographic to learn how a dysfunctional intestinal barrier may play a role in the development of gastrointestinal diseases.
The influence of diet-induced gut microbiota changes on autoimmune disease
20 Mar 2019by Megan Mouw
Dr. Charles Mackay, immunologist and professor at Monash University in Melbourne, points to the gut microbiota as one of the key elements in the increase in autoimmune diseases.
Consuming refined fermentable fibers could have a negative impact on your liver health, a new study reveals
15 Nov 2018by Researchers from the Univ. of Toledo-Microbiome Consortium
A recent study published by researchers from the University of Toledo, in Cell, raises a health concern about that these refined soluble fibers.
Different diets, different effects on the microbiota, similar short-term symptom improvement but different sustained effects in IBS
29 Oct 2018by Andrea Hardy
This study highlights the role of prebiotic fibers in ameliorating IBS symptoms through changes in the gut microbiota composition.