A simple stool sample may hold a clearer record of what you eat than a food diary ever could. In a new study, researchers ...

Trillions of microbes are living inside you, and their health determines your risk for obesity and disease. Learn how ...

In a recent review published in the journal Cell, researchers discussed recent advances in molecular nutrition. They focused on pharmaceutical and dietary interventions to manage energy balance and ...

Bacteria in the gut perform important jobs that help prevent disease, but how to best protect and improve yours? An expert ...

In a recent study published in the Nutrients Journal, researchers examined the data from the Building Research in Diet and Cognition (BRIDGE) trial to determine the effects of the Mediterranean Diet ...

For the first time, scientists have used innovative tech to demonstrate that a healthy microbiome needs a consistent flow of the right foods, finally proving that the "hunch" advice of 5 A Day is spot ...

New research shows that intermittent fasting and calorie restriction change the microbiome composition in the gut, which could affect other functions in the body. "Should I be taking a probiotic?" is ...

Among the trillions of microbes that live in the gut, one obscure bacterium has suddenly become a star of obesity research.

Evidence is mounting that specific gut bacteria are linked to sleep conditions, which may open the doors to dietary ...

Over the past several years, I’ve written numerous articles that look at how what we eat affects our gut microbiome, and I know that the research is far from conclusive. So when two gut microbiome ...

People who ate more plant-based and less meat-based foods — whether on a vegan, vegetarian, or omnivorous diet — had more favorable microbiome compositions than those who did not follow a healthy ...

In another, perhaps counterintuitive study, mice that had all their gut bacteria wiped out were protected from gaining as ...