Nutrition News

The gut microbiome has become a focused topic for researchers lately in hepatology and gastroenterology as its effects on gastric and liver health have yet to be fully understood. ecent studies have metabolites and phyla organizations that incrase the risk for certain liver diseases or may protect from conditions such as nonalcoholic fatty livr disease.

Patients who experience gastrointestinal symptoms like abdominal pain and diarrhea after consuming sugary foods and drinks could have a genetic condition called genetic sucrase-isomaltase deficiency, which prevents them from properly digesting common table sugar.

Women who avoided eating red meat showed a lower risk for distal colon cancer, but not other types of colorectal cancer, in a new study published in the International Journal of Cancer.

Improved diet quality based on the Mediterranean-style diet score and Alternative Healthy Eating Index score correlated with less liver fat accumulation and a reduced risk for new-onset nonalcoholic fatty liver, according to a recently published study.

Researchers found a relatively high prevalence of hepatitis E viremia (0.12%) among blood donors in Germany. Further, consumption of raw pork tartare by this group represented a significant relevant risk for infection, according to a recently published study.

Diet and lifestyle play a large role in liver health. Lately, researchers have made several important discoveries regarding the ties between diet and the gut microbiome, and identified specific dietary components that either have protective qualities for liver health or increase the risk for liver disease and cancer.

High consumption of red meat and processed meat correlated with an increased risk for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and insulin resistance, according to recently published data.

The artificial sweetener Splenda promoted microbial dysbiosis and Crohn’s-like disease in genetically susceptible mice, suggesting that consumption of this product could exacerbate symptoms in patients with Crohn’s disease, according to new research published in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases.

U.S. adults consumed approximately 470 binge drinks per drinker in 2015 for a total of 17.5 billion binge drinks, according to findings recently published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.

Genetics play a surprisingly minor role in shaping the gut microbiome, while environmental factors like diet and lifestyle appear to have the greatest impact, according to new research published in Nature.