High cholesterol: Nutritionist reveals top prevention tips When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters.Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer.Our Privacy Notice explains more about how we use your data, and your rights.You can unsubscribe at any time. Cholesterol is not intrinsically […]
Studies of the microbiome in the human gut focus mainly on bacteria. Other microbes that are also present in the gut—viruses, protists, archaea and fungi—have been largely overlooked. New research in mice now points to a significant role for fungi in the intestine—the communities of molds and yeasts known as the mycobiome—that are the active […]
Professor Christiani Jeyakumar Henry, Senior Advisor of Singapore Institute of Food and Biotechnology Innovation (SIFBI), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) and his team have developed a Glycemic Index (GI) glossary of non-Western foods. The research paper was published in Nutrition & Diabetes on 6 Jan 2021. Observational studies have shown that the consumption […]
Results from a new trial published by a team led by researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center suggests lower dairy intake may be beneficial for people with metabolic syndrome. In a new study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Dr. Mario Kratz, an associate professor in Fred Hutch’s Public Health Sciences Division, […]
Vitamin B12 is no one trick pony – it helps keep the body’s nerve and blood cells healthy and helps make DNA; the genetic material in all cells. B12’s importance becomes all too apparent if you become deficient in it. Some of the most acute effects are neurological. A review exploring the range of effects […]
Vitamin B12 performs a number of important functions in the body such as keeping the body’s nerve and blood cells healthy and helping to make DNA. Despite its essential role, some people are unable to absorb the vitamin due to an underlying condition called pernicious anaemia. This is an autoimmune disease that prevents the body […]
