Science of supplement absorption: What really works
Typically, a traditional supplement is ingested as capsules or pills. Once it reaches the stomach, the capsule and the ...
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What Are 'Anti-Nutrients'? Why Some Influencers Are Ditching Vegetables—And What Experts Really Think
Concern over "anti-nutrients" in fruits and vegetables is growing on social media, but do you really have to fear these plant compounds? Here's what experts have to say.
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Coffee Boosts Beneficial Gut Bacterium
In this one, the researchers discovered that coffee drinking correlated with an increase in several bacterial species, but ...
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How Well Is Your Gut Working? There's a Grossly Simple Way to Check.
Many of us pay attention to the foods we're putting in our bodies – asking ourselves whether they're nutritious and healthy ...
Don’t resist the resistant starch
Starch is a key energy source in the human diet, but resistant starch (RS) is a special form that bypasses digestion in the ...
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15 powerful signs that reveal stomach ulcers getting worse
Stomach ulcers, medically known as peptic ulcers, develop when the protective lining of the stomach or small intestine ...
NUS scientists develop realistic 'micro-gut' model to study the relationship between gut microbes and human diseases
The 3D scalable 'gut-on-a-chip' model enables real-time visualisation of the interactions of gut microbes and the human ...
How fast is your gut?
But have you ever stopped to ask yourself how fast this food is moving through your gut? The answer to this question is ...
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Why morning iron supplements transform your health
Rachel Chen stared at her iron supplement bottle one morning in her Boston apartment, wondering why her persistent fatigue ...