How Gut Bacteria Help Make Us Fat and ThinClaudia Wallis
Gut bacteria are those bacteria that live inside thedigestive systemof all animals, including humans. We’ve found that these bacteria are crucial to our health, both in physical and mental respects. They help us digest food, provide us with nutrients, and help us fend off pathogenic bacteria....
Wider understanding How the bacteria in your gut may be shaping your waistline Sep 14th 2013 | NEW YORK |From the print edition A CALORIE is a calorie. Eat too many and spend too few, and you will become obese and sickly. This is the conventional wisdom. But increasingly, it looks too...
New research reveals a cellular mechanism by which good bacteria can help the gut stay healthy. The study, which appears in the journalImmunity, shows that good bacteria, or the microbiota, interact with both the epithelial cells lining the gut and cells of the immune system to help balance t...
Go with Your Gut: How Bacteria May Affect Mental HealthHealth, TechEarth, PlanetStrange, SpaceAnimals, NewsHuman, HistoryShop, NatureHealth, TechEarth, PlanetStrange, SpaceAnimals, News
The nerve signals, hormones and bacteria in the gut are all responsible for sending communications from the ENS to the rest of the nervous system, and any disruption can send your body into a tailspin of declining health. With the average diet today consisting of loads of sugar, carbs, proc...
Probiotics are live microorganisms that may have health benefits when consumed. Found in some foods, these are “good” bacteria like the ones already in your gut. They can add to the bacteria in your intestinal tract and help keep everything in balance. But they’re not all the same. Eac...
See: “How Commensal Gut Bacteria Keep Pathogens in Check” Scientists have known for decades that bacteria use the T6SS to snuff out their non-kin neighbors, or strangers that are invading their territory. But no one imagined that it’s used to kill their siblings, saidBonnie Bassler, a ...
The bacterium Clostridium difficile, which is responsible for the majority of antibiotic-associated diarrhea outbreaks worldwide, produces a unique compound called p-cresol to gain a competitive advantage over natural protective gut bacteria. The finding
The gut microbiome’s influence on binge eating can be understood through the intricate balance of bacteria in your intestines. A healthy gut hosts a diverse community of microorganisms that work in harmony to protect your overall health. Nurturing beneficial oxygen-intolerant bacteria, such as the ...