Western diet
Diet Type Can Increase Potentially Harmful Gas in the Gut
Published in Clinical Nutrition, researchers from the University of Minnesota (U of M) Medical School looked at colonic hydrogen sulfide—a toxic gas in the body that smells like rotten eggs—production in people in response to animal- and plant-based diet interventions. “Although the role of hydrogen sulfide has long been a subject of great interest in ...
Childhood Diet Has Lifelong Impact
Eating too much fat and sugar as a child can alter your microbiome for life, even if you later learn to eat healthier, a new study in mice suggests. The study by University of California, Riverside (UCR) researchers is one of the first to show a significant decrease in the total number and diversity of ...
Study Explains How Western Diet Leads to Overeating and Obesity
More than two in three adults in the United States are considered overweight or obese, with substantial biomedical and clinical evidence suggesting that chronic overconsumption of a “Western diet”—foods consisting high levels of sugars and fats—is a major cause of this epidemic. New research by scientists at the University of California, Riverside now shows that ...
Liver Recovery Difficult Even With Improved Diet—But Faster if Sugar Intake is Low
Liver damage caused by the typical “Western diet”—one high in fat, sugar and cholesterol that’s common in developed countries such as the United States—may be difficult to reverse even if diet is generally improved, a new study shows. The research, published in PLOS One by scientists from Oregon State University (OSU), found that a diet ...
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