Could probiotics evolve in the gut and cause harm?
New research shows how bacteria adapt inside the gastrointestinal tract of mice and suggests that the effectiveness of probiotics might change over time.
March 29, 2019 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: adapt-inside, change-over, effectiveness, gastrointestinal, how-bacteria, nutrition, on call diets, oncalldietitian.com, probiotics-might, research-shows, the-effectiveness, the-gastrointestinal
Obesity: Lack of ‘satiety hormones’ plays a role
Obese individuals have fewer cells in the gastrointestinal tract that secrete satiety hormones in response to food, which may lead to overeating.
August 30, 2017 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: diet, gastrointestinal, nutrition, oncalldiets, secrete-satiety, the-gastrointestinal
Chili peppers, marijuana may reduce gut inflammation
Researchers have found that chili peppers and edible marijuana target the same receptor in the gastrointestinal tract to reduce gut inflammation.
April 25, 2017 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: edible-marijuana, gastrointestinal, on call diets, oncalldiets, reduce-gut, same-receptor, target-the-same, the-gastrointestinal
Health improvements likely following studies of gut flora in infants and toddlers
Breastfeeding until at least nine months of age increases prevalence in the gastrointestinal tract of Lactobacilli and Bifidobacteria, species which are known to contribute to development of a healthy immune system, according to a paper describing the establishment of the intestinal microbiota during the first three years of life.
March 24, 2014 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: age-increases, during-the-first, establishment, lactobacilli, on call diets, the-first, the-gastrointestinal, the-intestinal
