Nutrition

Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) patients receiving probiotics reported feeling less abdominal pain, less bloating, and were less likely to have persistent symptoms than IBS patients receiving a placebo substance.

American Journal of Gastroenterology

In a sample of people using an online weight management system, more engagement with the social aspects of the program (e.g. commenting on forums or messaging other users) was associated with greater weight loss.

A projection model suggests that, assuming diets of equal calorie content, vegetarian diets that include dairy and eggs can feed the most people using the current agricultural land in the USA. A vegan diet actually feeds fewer people than eating an omnivorous diet that includes meat with 20% to 40% of meals.

Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene

Individuals who were made to focus on or hear the sounds of eating foods such as chips or pretzels ate less than when not focusing on the sounds, or when the sounds were less loud.

An analysis of several studies examining the health effects of GMOs found that they likely do not pose a greater health risk compared to other foods.

Critical Reviews in Biotechnology

In terms of weight loss, low-fat diets do not seem to be better (their outcomes are the same or worse) than other diets, such as low-carbohydrate diets or other diets with higher fat content.

Meals with a high salt content are associated with increased food intake as well as perceived pleasantness of the meal.

A study following 200,000 people over 30 years found that drinking 1-5 cups of coffee per day was associated with a slightly lower risk of mortality.

When added to a healthy diet, a glass of red wine each night with dinner improved cardiovascular health and sleep quality in people with well-managed type 2 diabetes.

Squatting down makes it quicker and easier to poop as compared to sitting down, probably because sitting upright leaves a kink in the gut that straightens out when we squat.

Digestive Diseases and Sciences