Artificial sweeteners consumed during pregnancy alter gut microbiome in unborn babies
suming sweeteners like stevia and aspartame when pregnant can increase your child’s risk of obesity, according to a recent study.
suming sweeteners like stevia and aspartame when pregnant can increase your child’s risk of obesity, according to a recent study.
Gut fungi could be the reason behind inflammation in the intestines of those diagnosed with Crohn’s disease, according to a recent study.
Bacteria in the gut are found to secrete their metabolites into tiny vesicles that flow through the bloodstream, according to the study.
Research has uncovered the connection between severe COVID-19 cases and GI symptoms. Poor gut health can adversely affect how the body responds to the disease.
Chemotherapy is effective at preventing the proliferation of cancer cells, however, the treatment also destroys white blood cells and beneficial gut microbes.
Before men contracted HIV in the early days of the HIV/AIDS epidemic, they had a greater abundance of pro-inflammatory vs. anti-inflammatory gut microbes compared to men that remained HIV-negative, according to a new study.
Triclosan, an antibacterial present in toothpaste, toys, and dozens of other goods, has been shown to cause gut inflammation in mice, according to recent research.
A plant-based diet helps minimize the negative impact of a gut-microbiome correlated with an increased risk of heart disease.
It is difficult to determine the actual effects COVID has on the gut because the interactions between the intestinal tissue and the virus are hard to study in humans.
Microbes within the microbiome, which include a variety of viruses, fungi, and bacteria, can irritate the lining of the colon, resulting in inflammation. This can lead to cancer because of mutations in the DNA of cells in the colon.