‘Feed the gut, protect the liver, support the brain…’ Dr. Robert Lustig’s strategy to re-engineer ultra-processed foods Reformulation strategies at leading food companies typically involve reducing salt, fat, and sugar. A more effective approach, claims pediatric...

They’re clearly linked to poor health. But scientists are only beginning to understand why. In the mid-1990s, Carlos Monteiro, a nutritional epidemiologist in Brazil, noticed something alarming: Obesity rates among children in his country were rising rapidly. To...

Eating ultra-processed foods linked to memory and thinking problems, study finds The study followed more than 30,000 people and found more strokes but also memory issues among those who ate more ultra-processed foods It has long been a given that people who eat more...

Photo Credit: Illustration 68073404 © T.L.Furrer | Dreamstime.com Another great article by Dr. Christopher Palmer! Explore the science of how gut microbes may affect metabolism and mood. KEY POINTS The gut microbiome plays a role in depression. One possible mechanism...

Polyphenols: immunonutrients tipping the balance of immunometabolism in chronic diseases Mounting evidence progressively appreciates the vital interplay between immunity and metabolism in a wide array of immunometabolic chronic disorders, both autoimmune and...

Image: Summary of fndings. AMPK phosphorylation was lowered in the colon and hypothalamus after High Sugar High Fat (HSHF) intake Obesogenic diets (ODs) can affect AMPK activation in several sites as the colon, liver, and hypothalamus. OD intake can impair the...

Featured Image sourced from "Brain-gut-liver interactions across the spectrum of insulin resistance in metabolic fatty liver disease," World J Gastroenterol. 2021 Aug 14; 27(30): 4999–5018. Published online 2021 Aug 14. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v27.i30.4999 While glucose...

Avenues within the gut-liver-brain axis linking chronic liver disease and symptoms Symptoms of fatigue, social withdrawal and mood disturbances are commonly encountered in patients with chronic liver disease and have a detrimental effect on patient quality of life....

The gut-liver-brain axis is a three-way highway of information interaction among the gastrointestinal tract, liver, and nervous systems. In the past few decades, breakthrough progress has been made in this axis, mainly through understanding its formation mechanism and...

What is the gut-brain-liver axis? The axis connecting the gut, brain, and liver, which is otherwise known as the gut-brain-liver axis, is a three-way interaction that has recently garnered increasing scientific interest. Over the last two decades, researchers have...