11/25/15 11/25/15

Antibiotics can adversely alter gut microbiome for a year

The fecal microbiome was severely affected by most antibiotics: for months, health-associated butyrate-producing species became strongly underrepresented...Clearly, even a single antibiotic treatment in healthy individuals contributes to the risk of resistance development and leads to long-lasting detrimental shifts in the gut microbiome.

10/8/14 10/8/14

Nuts reduce inflammation and all-cause mortality

In the absence of allergy, the evidence supports the consumption of nuts as wholesome foods with anti-inflammatory and metabolic benefits, exactly what paleo diets intend to accomplish.

9/16/14 9/16/14

Prediabetes increases cancer risk

Prediabetes, elevated levels of blood sugar that are still 'within' the normal range, increases cancer risk among its mob of other afflictions as further validated by a meta-analysis just published in Diabetologia.

9/14/13 9/14/13

Colonoscopy: once at age 66 suffices if FIT is done every 1-2 years

3/17/13 3/17/13

High homocysteine is a risk factor for colorectal cancer

Colorectal cancer can be added to the list of conditions for which high levels of homocysteine are a risk factor according to a study recently published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Perhaps more important than the association of high homocysteine with low levels of vitamins B12, B6 or folate is the fact that homocysteine is a biomarker for inflammation.