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Artificial Sweeteners During Pregnancy and Your Baby’s Microbiome
As a nutritionist, one of my (many) areas of interest is in research about the relationship of diet to health. Today’s research, conducted by scientists in Canada, actually shocked me.[i] I did not know that the consumption of artificial sweeteners by pregnant women is…
In Breaking Down Fiber, Our Gut Bacteria Do Us Yet Another Healthy Favor
And here is yet another reason why we love our good gut bacteria. This research perfectly illustrates our symbiotic relationship with our old friends. As my regular readers know, there is so much we still don’t know about fiber: exactly how does it benefit…
Protection of Pathogenic Bacteria in the Gut? Mind your Taurine
I am on a good news roll! How’s this for cheering? Scientists from the National Institute of Health have discovered that the nutrient taurine – which is an amino acid found naturally in our bodies and also in foods like meat and fish –…