Gut Check: Sugars and the Gut Microbiome
July 6, 2018
Welcome to Gut Check, our running series where we explore how the food we eat is connected to our gut microbiome. We recently took a look at how low-calorie sweeteners…
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Gut Check: Low-Calorie Sweeteners and the Gut Microbiome
June 5, 2018
We’re back again with another edition of Gut Check, our series on the relationship between food and the gut microbiome. So far, we’ve taken a closer look at how whole…
Unscrambling the Science Behind Eggs and Heart Health
May 22, 2018
Sworn off eggs because you heard they were bad for your heart? Turns out, eggs have a complicated history with heart health. Because cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause…
Gut Check: Fermented Foods and the Microbiome
May 15, 2018
We’re back again with another edition of Gut Check, our series on the relationship between food and the gut microbiome. So far, we’ve taken a closer look at how whole…
Something To Noodle Over: Can Pasta Help You Lose Weight?
April 6, 2018
If there’s one universal truth in food, it’s that pasta is delicious. Whether it’s homemade or from a box, whole grain or gluten-free, rigatoni or bucatini, we can’t deny how…
Gut Check: Whole Grains and the Microbiome
March 27, 2018
We’re back again with another edition of Gut Check. This time, we’re exploring the connection between whole grains and the gut microbiome. If you’ve spent some time poking around FoodInsight,…
Hydration: It’s a Fluid Situation
March 8, 2018
This is the second installment of a new video series in partnership with Osmosis, a group that focuses on health science education, highlighting the basics of several nutrition topics. Click…
Fast Take: This Is No Time to Disparage Asparagus
February 9, 2018
I hope that you’re reading this before you decided to throw that new bunch of asparagus directly in the trash can (if not, I’m sorry for your loss). Many of…
Gut Check: Fiber and the Microbiome
January 31, 2018
If I were to go out and do a Jimmy Kimmel-esque Pedestrian Question on why fiber is good for us, I’ve got a few guesses on how it would go:…
In the Know about Nutrigenomics
January 11, 2018
Here at the IFIC Foundation and in my time spent as a nutrition researcher, I’ve read piles of studies showing that some research subjects showed a health benefit from a…