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 | Aug 19, 2023 | Nutrition
Eating fermented foods is healthful because they contain many short chain fatty acids (SCFAs) that can reduce inflammation and lower high blood pressure, high cholesterol, high insulin and high blood sugar levels (Gut Microbiome, May 27, 2023;4 (e11):1–16). A...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jan 15, 2023 | Nutrition
A group of 54 very obese children, 5 to 17 year of age, were placed on a standard weight loss diet plus either a butyrate supplement or a placebo for six months (JAMA Netw Open, Dec 5, 2022;5(12):e2244912). The butyrate group took sodium butyrate capsules, 20 mg/kg...
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 | Jun 18, 2022 | Nutrition
Researchers followed more than 3500 Japanese adults, 40-64 years of age, for 20 years and found that those who ate lots of dietary fiber were at reduced risk for developing dementia (Nutr Neurosci, Feb 6, 2022;1-8:). Fiber is sub-classified as: • insoluble fiber that...
