Tag: gut microbes
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The bitter truth of artificial sweeteners: the relationship between sugar substitutes and gut health
Sugary beverages and most snacks are loaded with sugar, but let us face reality, they are delicious! However, if we plan to reduce our sugar consumption, or rather tend to cut those goodies completely for weight loss purposes, our go-to substitute becomes the products labeled as “Sugar-free”!What we never pay attention to are what is…
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An Unexpected Linkage: The Gut-Skin Axis
Created with BioRender.com In the public discussion of microbes, there is often a negative connotation attached to microbes such as bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites due to the presence of pathogenic individuals in each category. However, microbes are not synonymous with pathogens. For instance, some gut bacteria are well-acknowledged for their importance in the nutrient…
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A Song of Marrow and Microbes
Stem cells! Iron! Macrophages! Red blood cells! Butyrate! Gut microbiota! No, we are not just blurting out random terms (stick with us till the end to read the full story). These keywords summarize a study by Zhang and colleagues that was published in Cell Stem Cell earlier this month. However, summarizing the work in a single…
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