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Dispatches from Experimental Biology 2017
Many pregnant women in the US are consuming significantly lower EPA and DHA omega-3s than recommended by the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, according to a new analysis.
Dispatches from Experimental Biology 2017
Consuming broccoli may change the diversity and composition of the microbiota in the gastrointestinal tract, says a new study.
A wide variety of gut bacteria may provide more protection against newborn infections than previously thought, say researchers who suggests the diversity of bacteria rather than the age of the immune system is key to protection from infection.
The word about the safety and efficacy of dietary supplements seems to be getting out, if the attitudes of freshman legislators in Washington DC is any measure.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has sent warning letters to 14 companies this week about marketing products for illegal cancer claims.
Researchers baked cookies using Versafibe 1490, a branded resistant starch by Ingredion, and another batch without it. Then they had 28 healthy participants eat either one cookie to compare Versafibe’s effect on postprandial blood glucose levels, and...