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Polyphenols, Microbiome & Blood Pressure
Polyphenols from fruits and vegetables have a long track record of reducing cardiovascular risk, in part by improving endothelial function. In a recent analysis of a German cohort of over 900 community-based participants, dietary intake of several polyphenol classes (including flavonoids, anthocyanins, polymers, and proanthocyanidins) over the previous year was associated with a clinically significant…
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High Fat Diet Alters Gut Physiology
In a study just published in Science, a mouse-model of diet-induced obesity was used to elucidate possible mechanisms by which a high-fat diet can contribute to atherosclerosis. Animals fed a high-fat diet rich in choline had disruptions in mitochondrial bioenergetics in the cells lining the intestinal tract. The subsequent drop in ATP production, as well…
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Low FODMAP, Gluten-Free Diet & IBS
In a recent open-label non-randomized trial, 42 participants with IBS (Rome IV criteria) began a personalized 6-week gluten-free and low fermentable oligo-di-mono-saccharides and polyols (FODMAP) diet; 30 completed the trial. Just over half had IBS-D, though all subtypes were included. Previous studies suggest that the majority of people with IBS benefit long-term on a low…
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How Intensive Physical Exercise Improves Memory
A recent study from the University of Geneva (UNIGE) aimed to discover the link between sports and memory. The results, which were published in the journal Scientific Reports, show that exercise is not only good for the body, it also enhances memory.
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Continuous Glucose Monitoring in Prediabetic & Healthy Adults
The use of continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) among people with insulin-dependent diabetes has gained wider acceptance, as it has shown benefit in controlling glucose even among those receiving only basal insulin. However, CGM use among non-insulin dependent diabetics, and especially among those with prediabetes or even healthy adults, is not well-established.
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Deer Antler May Upregulate Genes to Combat Fatigue
A recent study found that deer antler’s potential use in helping with fatigue in mice may be caused by alterations in the expression of genes related to skeletal muscle strength.
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Maca May Significantly Improve Sexual Function
A review has confirmed a potential link between Lepidium meyenii, commonly known as maca, and improved sexual function.
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Mediterranean Diet May Improve Cognition Later in Life
Memory and thinking tend to decline when adults enter their late 70s, but the underlying factors for this diminished cognition have been poorly understood. Recent research from the University of Edinburgh has exposed that this cognitive decline can be mitigated by eating a Mediterranean diet, particularly if the diet is filled with green leafy vegetables…
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Prediabetes a Risk for Cognitive Decline and Dementia
Results from the UK Biobank study, one of the largest cohorts of middle-aged adults to provide data for HbA1c across the glycemic spectrum as well as measures of cognitive function, neuroimaging, and dementia, were recently published in the journal Diabetes, Obesity & Metabolism. The authors report that both prediabetes and diabetes were associated with an…
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REM Regulates Eating Behavior
Recent research showed that the activation of neurons in the hypothalamus during rapid-eye-movement (REM) sleep helps regulate eating behavior in mice.