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Patients with celiac disease who use probiotics may experience improvements in gastrointestinal symptoms, according to results published in the American Journal of Gastroenterology.

Researchers from Brazil found patients on hemodialysis who reported a lower frequency of fruit intake were more likely to have constipation than those who consumed more fruit.

Though absolute differences did not emerge in the treatment of hepatic encephalopathy with L-carnitine, a presenter at the Digital International Liver Congress suggested the changes seen indicate more research with higher doses may be warranted.

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Replacing animal meat with plant-based alternatives improved several CVD risk factors, including trimethylamine-N-oxide, in generally healthy participants compared with a diet with animal meat, researchers found in the SWAP-MEAT trial.

Increasing per capita coffee consumption on a population level has the potential to avert liver disease-related deaths, according to study results.

Researchers from Australia found taste changes are highly prevalent, but under-recognized, in patients with end-stage kidney disease. Further, these taste changes were linked with gastrointestinal symptoms, such as nausea and vomiting.

Probiotics alone or combined with prebiotics may alleviate depression, according to results of a systematic review published in BMJ Nutrition, Prevention & Health.

In this exclusive video, Barham Abu Dayyeh, MD, MPH, professor at Mayo Clinic, discussed results from a study that evaluated the incisionless weight loss procedure Pose 2.0 in patients who are obese or have obese-related comorbidities.