Nutrition News

Researchers have identified the complex relationship between a particular strain of human gut bacteria and the yeast it has evolved to consume, and they say their findings could aid in the development of prebiotic treatments for inflammatory bowel disease and other autoimmune disorders.

Adults who adhered to a moderate-fat diet and consumed an avocado each day exhibited greater improvements to LDL cholesterol compared with adults on a similar diet that did not include avocado, researchers reported in a new study.

High intake of allium vegetables or garlic supplements were not found to reduce the risk for colorectal cancer, according to new research data.

The immune systems of patients with celiac disease reacted to specific nongluten proteins found in wheat in addition to gluten, according to new research.

Diets that differed in fermentable oligosaccharides, disaccharides, monosaccharides and polyols, or FODMAP content, were shown to impact the composition of the gut microbiome, with significant differences noted, according to researchers.”

ORLANDO, Fla. — Evidence supports partial enteral nutrition therapy and Crohn’s disease exclusion diet for treatment of pediatric Crohn’s disease, and these data can improve understanding of the link between diet, dysbiosis and pediatric IBD, according to a presenter at the Advances in IBD meeting.

The FDA has issued a warning about the risks associated with the use of dietary supplements containing live bacteria or yeast among immunocompromised patients.

Low adherence to a Mediterranean-style diet was associated with impaired left ventricular and vascular structure and performance, according to study results of men with erectile dysfunction.

In a new study, greater adherence to the Mediterranean diet was associated with longer telomere length, a biomarker of aging, in women.

CHICAGO — Young men with high trans-fat consumption had poorer scores on a memory test compared with men who had lower intake, according to a report presented at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions.