The numbers are staggering: 650 million people on the planet are obese, nearly triple the number in 1975, reports the World Health Organization. Moreover the Food and Agricultural Organization reported that more people are suffering from overweight/obesity than from undernutrition. Obesity — a … [Read more...] about Probiotics and Obesity: An Update
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Probiotics and Diet Fight Dysbiosis in Obesity
As a new year begins, resolutions to shed the added weight from holiday feasting are de rigeur. New avenues of accomplishing those goals are growing. Obesity and Aging For example, much research points to the gut microbiota as a key element in metabolic disorders such as obesity. … [Read more...] about Probiotics and Diet Fight Dysbiosis in Obesity
Research Grows for Probiotics in Obesity
Support for use of probiotics in obesity and metabolic disease is growing. Individual studies reveal that rectifying gut microbe disturbances (dysbiosis) can benefit such patients. However, broad population studies are not as available. To that end, researchers in Portugal recently … [Read more...] about Research Grows for Probiotics in Obesity
In Fighting Obesity, Ginger Impacts Microbiota
Sushi generally comes with a healthy portion of pickled ginger. Technically known as Zingiber officinale Roscoe, the name and the condiment can be a mouthful. Still it is worthwhile putting more of this spice into your diet. Ginger has been shown to exert beneficial effects against obesity and … [Read more...] about In Fighting Obesity, Ginger Impacts Microbiota
Big Money Pours into Microbiome Research
Money talks and we listen. Since the year 2000, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (over 50 billion USD in assets) has poured billions into tackling the world’s most pressing health problems such as malaria and infectious disease. Now the philanthropists are embracing gut … [Read more...] about Big Money Pours into Microbiome Research
Dr. Erika Isolauri Talks Child Health at Harvard Probiotics Symposium
“For child health, I have learned, the mother is the person to treat. The healthier the mother, the better the child’s well-being.” Dr. Erika Isolauri, MD, PhD, Professor of Pediatrics at University of Turku has researched the microbiota from her lab in Finland for long enough to earn … [Read more...] about Dr. Erika Isolauri Talks Child Health at Harvard Probiotics Symposium