How Junk Food Changes Your Gut and Hurts Your Heart
Scientists have discovered that eating a Western diet—full of fat, sugar, and salt but low in fiber—changes the bacteria living in your stomach in harmful …
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Does Eating Barley Help Control Blood Sugar?
Researchers looked at 31 different studies involving over 1,300 people to see if eating barley could help control blood sugar levels. Barley is a grain that …
Read MoreYour Gut Bacteria May Be Key to Fighting Childhood Obesity
Scientists are discovering that the bacteria living in your digestive system might play a bigger role in childhood obesity than we thought. This research …
Read MoreYour Gut Bacteria May Control How Your Body Stores Fat
Scientists are discovering that the trillions of tiny bacteria living in your stomach and intestines play a huge role in whether your body gains or loses …
Read MoreNew Fiber Treatment May Help Your Gut Bacteria Stay Healthy
Scientists modified a natural fiber called konjac glucomannan by adding special chemical groups to it. They wanted to see if this change would help improve the …
Read MoreHow Diet and Exercise Change Your Gut Bacteria to Help Control Diabetes
Scientists reviewed 11 studies to understand how eating healthy foods and exercising can help people with type 2 diabetes by changing the bacteria in their …
Read MoreWhy Dates Are Nature's Healthy Snack for Your Body
Dates are packed with nutrients and natural compounds that may help protect your health in several ways. This review looked at dozens of studies about dates …
Read MoreHow Your Gut Bacteria Evolved to Help You Digest Food
Scientists have discovered that the bacteria living in your stomach and intestines didn't just randomly show up—they evolved alongside humans and other mammals …
Read MoreYour Gut Bacteria May Help You Have Babies Longer
Scientists discovered that the bacteria living in your gut play a surprising role in how long women can have children. Using mice without any gut bacteria, …
Read MoreGut Bacteria May Help Fight Multiple Sclerosis
Scientists are discovering that the bacteria living in your gut might play a big role in multiple sclerosis (MS), a disease that affects the brain and spinal …
Read MoreGut-Friendly Foods May Lower High Cholesterol Risk
Researchers studied over 21,000 American adults to understand how diet affects cholesterol levels and gut health. They created a scoring system to measure how …
Read MoreYour Gut Bacteria May Help Control Diabetes
Scientists are discovering that the trillions of tiny bacteria living in your stomach play a huge role in whether you develop diabetes. When these bacteria get …
Read MoreHow Your Gut Bacteria May Affect Your Weight
Scientists have discovered that the trillions of tiny bacteria living in your digestive system may play a big role in whether you gain or lose weight. This …
Read MoreYour Gut Bacteria May Play a Bigger Role in Weight Than You Think
Scientists are discovering that the trillions of tiny bacteria living in your stomach and intestines might be just as important as diet and exercise when it …
Read MoreExercise and Healthy Eating Help Older Women Lower Blood Pressure
Researchers studied 334 older women with high blood pressure to understand how exercise and diet affect their health. They found that women who were more …
Read MoreCertain Foods and Probiotics May Help Older Adults Keep Their Muscles Strong
Researchers looked at 63 studies involving nearly 5,000 people over age 50 to see if certain foods and supplements could help prevent muscle loss that comes …
Read MoreEating More Fruits, Veggies, and Fiber May Help Prevent Stomach Problems
Researchers studied 918 adults in Iran to see if certain eating patterns affect irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), a common condition causing stomach pain and …
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