In recent times, researchers have found an increasing impact of gut microbiome on overall health. Now, a new study shows that fasting, specifically intermittent fasting, might not only help people lose weight but also alter their gut bacteria. The study, published in Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, suggests that intermittent energy restriction, which refers to eating normally on some …
Do antibiotics really wipe out your gut bacteria? Getty Images Antibiotics have become a cornerstone of modern medicine, but there are increasing concerns around overuse "Antibiotics disrupt the intricate ecosystem of our gut microbiome, and, in doing so, put the surviving bacteria at greater risk of donating their resistant genes over to pathogens," says Gautam Dantas, professor of laboratory and …
An international team of researchers found that gut microbiomes of 2-year-old children reflect the hardship experienced by their mothers during their own childhoods or pregnancy. The study, led by researchers from the University of California - Los Angeles builds on previous research which showed that prenatal stress affects vaginal and gut microbiomes. As babies get their first gut microbes through …
