Coffee consumption linked to healthier body composition and metabolic markers. People with higher coffee consumption had lower total and visceral fat and greater skeletal muscle mass. In men, it is linked to a more favourable glucose–insulin profile, and higher bioavailable testosterone.
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Your Gut Bacteria Might Be Turning a Western Diet Into a Cancer-Fueling Chemical - biomesci.com
A new study in Gut ties deoxycholic acid, a bile-acid byproduct certain gut bacteria produce on Western-style diets, to colorectal tumor growth in pigs, mice, lab-grown human colon tissue, and stool data from over two thousand people.
How Long Poop Stays in Your Body Could Have A Surprisingly Big Impact On Your Disease Risk : ScienceAlert
It might not be something you think about all that often, but at any given moment, your body is busily digesting all the food you've recently consumed.
The brain microbiome: Long thought to be sterile, our brains are now believed to harbour all sorts of micro-organisms, from bacteria to fungi. Understanding it may help prevent dementia, suggests a new review. For many decades microbial infections have been implicated in Alzheimer's disease.
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Artificial sweeteners aged the brain by over 1.5 years, study says. People who consumed the highest levels of certain artificial sweeteners — equivalent to just one diet soda a day — saw a significant decline in their cognitive ability.
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Scientists found that the creatine supplement millions take for muscle gains is quietly raising brain energy levels and slowing early Alzheimer's cognitive decline by 30%
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