Consuming probiotics regularly along with a high fiber and gas producing diet may reduce gas and digestive upset, according to a recent study published in Nutrients.
There’s no single ‘gut healthy’ diet: think about your diet in the broad sense rather than focusing on nutrients
25 Mar 2020by Andreu Prados
Diet is your best ally for taking care of the gut microbiota. Scientists agree that the recipe for achieving a healthier gut microbiome includes eating more plants regularly with fermented foods containing probiotics.
A fermented milk product with a probiotic bacterium may improve the tolerance of a flatulogenic diet in healthy subjects
2 Mar 2020by GMFH Editing Team
Meal residues entering the colon are metabolized by the gut microbiota and may lead to functional digestive symptoms in the general population. New research shows that probiotics may help improve the tolerance of a plant-based flatulogenic diet.
A new study by scientists at Nova Southeastern University (NSU) in Florida (USA) shows that poor sleep is linked to poor gut microbiota diversity, which in turns affects overall health.
Eating right for gut health – An interview with Natasha Haskey, Registered Dietitian
15 Jan 2020by GMFH Editing Team
Interviewed at the 8th Gut Microbiota for Health World Summit 2019 in Miami (USA), Natasha Haskey analyzes what happens in the gut microbiota when we change our diet.
2019 at a glance: Breakthroughs in the emerging role of gut microbiome in health and disease
13 Jan 2020by GMFH Editing Team
Important scientific progress has been made in 2019 in our understanding of the contribution of gut microbiome in health and disease. Have a look at this “2019 Year at a glance” report and discover the year’s breakthroughs in the field.
2019 is ending with major progress in gut microbiota research. Do you want to know which are the 10 most popular articles of 2019 in the News Watch section of Gut Microbiota for Health?
While initial studies focused on characterizing the gut microbiome, there has been a shift in the field towards mechanistic research focusing on microbiome influence on host phenotype. Here, science and medical writer Andreu Prados updates major breakthroughs in the field in 2019.
A new systematic review suggests probiotics might benefit school-age children with abdominal pain
2 Dec 2019by GMFH Editing Team
The current management of functional abdominal pain in children is inconsistent. Summary evidence from three Cochrane systematic reviews of randomized clinical trials concludes that probiotics, cognitive behavioral therapy and hypnotherapy may be effective in this regard.
New GMFH “best of” document presents current progress and health applications of synbiotics
28 Nov 2019by GMFH Editing Team
Gibson and Roberfroid were the first to anticipate that probiotics and prebiotics could be combined as synbiotics back in 1995. Mary Ellen Sanders and Andreu Prados introduce our new selection of human research on the health benefits of synbiotics.