Mediterranean diet for one year promotes gut bacteria linked to ‘healthy aging’

Eating a Mediterranean diet for a year boosts the types of gut bacteria linked to ‘healthy’ ageing, while reducing those associated with harmful inflammation in older people, indicates a five-country study.

Walnuts may be good for the gut and help promote heart health

Researchers found that eating walnuts daily as part of a healthy diet was associated with increases in certain bacteria that can help promote health. Additionally, those changes in gut bacteria were associated with improvements in some risk factors for heart disease.

Gut bacteria may damage liver by turning carbs into alcohol

Researchers find strains of gut bacteria that turn carbohydrates into alcohol. This may contribute to nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.

Foods with similar nutrition content affect the gut differently

Researchers came up with an innovative approach for comparing foods with similar nutritional labels and found that they affect gut bacteria differently.

How eating mushrooms may improve blood sugar control

A common mushroom can alter gut bacteria and the production of blood sugar, a new study shows. How does this happen, and what are the wider implications?

How fiber and gut bacteria reverse stress damage

As gut bacteria digest fiber, they produce short-chain fatty acids. A new study finds that these molecules protect the gut against the ravages of stress.

Could gut bacteria cause joint pain?

A study looks at the relationship between diet, gut bacteria, and osteoarthritis. Surprisingly, it found that the microbiome is linked to joint health.

Listeria infection could be prevented with gut bacteria, study finds

Researchers have identified four species of gut bacteria that they say could protect high-risk individuals against Listeria infection.

High-fiber diet during pregnancy may protect offspring against asthma

A new study finds a high-fiber diet alters the gut bacteria of pregnant women, leading to the release of anti-inflammatory substances that protect offspring from developing asthma.

Diets high in fat, sugar may reduce cognitive functioning by altering gut bacteria

Researchers from Oregon State University found that mice fed diets high in fat or sugar experienced gut bacteria changes associated with reduced cognitive functioning.

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