An active sulphurous compound found in garlic can be used to fight robust bacteria in patients w chronic infections, a new study indicates.
Category: Nutrition
Sugar industry sponsorship of germ-free rodent studies linking sucrose to hyperlipidemia and cancer
“The sugar industry did not disclose evidence of harm from animal studies that would have (1) strengthened the case that the CHD risk of sucrose is greater than starch and […]
Diet-Microbiota Interactions Mediate Global Epigenetic Programming in Multiple Host Tissue
“Gut microbiota alter host histone acetylation and methylation in multiple tissues• Western diet suppresses microbiota-driven SCFA production and chromatin effects• SCFAs recapitulate microbiota-driven chromatin and transcriptional effects”
Study finds consuming nuts strengthens brainwave function
“A new study by researchers at Loma Linda University Health has found that eating nuts on a regular basis strengthens brainwave frequencies associated with cognition, healing, learning, memory and other […]
A microbial metabolite mediates protection against influenza infection
A recent study, led by Dr. Thaddeus Stappenbeck from the Department of Pathology and Immunology at Washington University School of Medicine (St. Louis, USA), has found that a particular gut […]
Potential therapeutic impact of omega-3 atty acids on inflammation in muscular dystrophy
“Supplementation with ω-3 long chain-PUFA 2.9 g/day is well-tolerated, has a beneficial reductive effect on proinflammatory markers, and increases an anti-inflammatory marker, indicating that ω-3 long chain-PUFA could have a potential […]
Green tea extract delivers molecular punch to disrupt formation of neurotoxic species
“Preclinical evidence suggests that the green tea compound known as EGCG interferes with the formation of toxic assemblies (oligomers), one of the prime suspects in the early steps of the […]
Whole food diet may help prevent colon cancer, other chronic conditions
“A diet that includes plenty of colorful vegetables and fruits may contain compounds that can stop colon cancer and inflammatory bowel diseases in pigs, according to an international team of […]
Mediterranean-style diet may eliminate need for reflux medications
A plant-based, Mediterranean-style diet has been shown to provide the same medical benefits for treating laryngopharyngeal reflux as popular reflux medications. This is according to a study published in JAMA […]
Monounsaturated fatty acids linked to general intelligence
“A new study by University of Illinois researchers found that monounsaturated fatty acids – a class of nutrients found in olive oils, nuts and avocados – are linked to general […]