Tag: gut health

What happens to your body in the weeks after you stop eating meat

The timeline from your last burger to measurable changes in blood and bacteria is shorter than most people expect.

New antibiotic could kill harmful gut bacteria while leaving healthy ones untouched

Antibiotics can destroy harmful bacteria, but they often wipe out beneficial gut microbes too.

Keto diet may increase cancer risk, study finds

The same diet appears to pull in opposite directions inside your gut, and the real driver is not what most keto fans think.

A sweet tooth during antibiotics may do far more gut damage than you expect

The sweets you reach for during a sick week may be the one thing hitting your gut bacteria hardest.

Two cups of blueberries a day may ease low mood after 65

Older adults with low mood ate the same berry habit every day for three months, and the gut gave back a quieter answer than the researchers expected.

A daily probiotic may lower the risk of death for babies born too early

In 4,695 very preterm babies, a daily three-strain probiotic was linked to a sharply lower risk of death and a dangerous bowel disease.