Nutrition & Diet

Gut health & digestion

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Fecal transplant did no better than placebo for irritable bowel syndrome in a 450-person trial

Oct 9, 2026

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A ketogenic diet sped up small-intestine tumors in cancer-prone mice and slowed them in the colon

Oct 9, 2026

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Fiber explained: what the evidence shows on the heart, cholesterol and digestion, and where it stops

Oct 6, 2026

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Fermented foods and gut health: what yogurt, kefir, kimchi and kombucha have been shown to do

Oct 1, 2026

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Growing up alongside a sibling with Crohn's tracked four times the risk of getting it

Sep 4, 2026

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A whole-food exclusion diet put 69% of Crohn's patients into remission across 17 studies

Sep 1, 2026

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Four healthy eating patterns each tracked about 12% less acid reflux across 183,878 adults

Sep 1, 2026

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A microbiome-guided diet held its IBS benefit at a year, while low-FODMAP relapsed

Sep 1, 2026

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Viscous soluble fiber eased constipation on the strongest evidence in 17 trials of 1,423 adults

Aug 26, 2026

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Psyllium showed the clearest benefit for irritable bowel syndrome across 30 trials

Aug 18, 2026

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Artificial sweeteners linked to worse blood-sugar control

Jul 23, 2026

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Does sauerkraut fight inflammation? A trial says mostly no

Jul 23, 2026

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What coffee does to your gut and mood, beyond the caffeine

Jul 22, 2026