Mar 29, 2026Nutrition

Maternal Gut Microbiome: What Diet Can—and Can’t—Do

Maternal diet can shift gut microbes during pregnancy, but evidence that microbiome-focused eating prevents gestational diabetes remains thin.

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Mar 27, 2026Nutrition

Can Gut-Derived SCFAs Help Lower Blood Pressure?

Prebiotic fiber may lower blood pressure in people with hypertension through gut-derived SCFAs, but the human trial evidence remains small.

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Mar 27, 2026Cardiovascular Health

Butyrate and Transplant Hearts: A Promising Cell Study

Butyrate improved mitochondrial measures in ischemic human heart cells, but this transplant-preservation study does not support supplements yet.

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Mar 23, 2026Nutrition

Whole Grains Raise Butyrate, but Low-Carb Eased GI Symptoms

A 12-month RCT found whole grains raised butyrate versus refined carbs, yet low-carb improved reflux symptoms while lowering fecal SCFAs.

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Mar 22, 2026Nutrition

Tetradesmus obliquus Extract: A First Human Trial, Not Proof

A first pilot RCT of Tetradesmus obliquus found lower GI symptom scores, but microbiome results and butyrate data leave major questions.

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Mar 15, 2026Nutrition

Inulin for Knee OA Pain: An Interesting but Early Trial

A small randomized trial found 20 g/day of inulin modestly reduced knee osteoarthritis pain. The gut-joint theory is intriguing, but unproven.

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Mar 6, 2026Nutrition

Two Opposite Diet Trials Found the Same Gut Microbe Signal

A 2025 avocado trial and a small ultra-processed-food trial both increased Faecalibacterium in obesity. Why that matters, and why it may not help health yet.

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Mar 6, 2026Gut Microbiome

Exercise, Mediterranean Diet, and the Gut Microbiome

Exercise can shift the gut microbiome in metabolic disease. A Mediterranean diet may help those changes stick, but age and metabolic syndrome complicate the picture.

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