by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jul 7, 2024 | Nutrition
Some of the bacteria growing in your colon may help to protect you from getting infections throughout your body. Researchers cultured stool samples from more than 10,000 people, including more than 600 people hospitalized for serious infections. The stool was...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Nov 24, 2022 | Nutrition
A study of 4125 patients, 65 years or older, followed for an average of almost 11 years, found that higher total fiber intake from grains, fruits and vegetables was associated with lower inflammation rates (JAMA Netw Open, 2022;5(3):e225012). The reduction in markers...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Sep 18, 2022 | Nutrition
A recent study on mice helps us understand how eating sugar can cause diabetes and obesity (Cell, August 29, 2022). Eating excess sugar can cause loss of protective T Helper cells (TH17 cells), to allow overgrowth of harmful bacteria that damage the linings of your...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Aug 12, 2022 | Nutrition
A new study found that short-term high protein diets may hinder muscle endurance and short-term high carbohydrate diets may increase endurance (mSystems, May 17, 2022;7(3)). This study found that what elite long-distance runners ate determined which types of bacteria...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Aug 5, 2022 | Other Diseases & Conditions
A study from Harvard Medical School found that a typical Western diet increases growth of specific bacteria in the gut called “polyketide synthase (pks+) E. Coli” that produce a chemical called colibactin, which causes DNA mutations that can turn normal colon cells...
