In very ill, probiotics don’t prevent ‘superbugs’ from colonizing intestinal tract
Compared with routine medical care, probiotics administered to critically ill patients in intensive care units showed no benefit in preventing the colonization of drug-resistant microbes in the…
August 28, 2015 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: colonization, critically-ill, mrsa / drug resistance, nutrition, nutritional counseling, on call diets, units-showed
Fish oil-diet benefits may be mediated by gut microbes
Diets rich in fish oil versus diets rich in lard (e.g., bacon) produce very different bacteria in the guts of mice, reports a study published August 27 in Cell Metabolism.
August 28, 2015 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: diet, different-bacteria, fish-oil, guts, nutrition, oncalldietitian.com, produce-very, study-published, the-guts, versus-diets
Colorful potatoes may pack powerful cancer prevention punch
Compounds found in purple potatoes may help kill colon cancer stem cells and limit the spread of the cancer, according to a team of researchers.
August 28, 2015 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: kill-colon, limit-the-spread, may-help, nutritional counseling, oncalldiets, purple-potatoes, spread
