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“Some of the beneficial effects of intermittent fasting arise from its ability to modulate the gut microbiota, the community of microbes that live in the gastrointestinal tract. Findings of a recent report demonstrate the effect of intermittent fasting on microbiota structure and function in adults observing the Islamic faith-associated month of Ramadan.”

“Instead, resistant starch undergoes microbial fermentation in the colon, providing nutrients for the microbes and producing butyrate, a short-chain fatty acid that supports the health of colonocytes – the cells that line the colon and rectum (the end portion of the colon).”

“The body's ability to generate nitric oxide, a molecule involved in keeping blood pressure under control, falls with age, but providing oral microbes with nitrate-rich foods may help to compensate for this decline by generating more of its precursor, nitrite.”

“As a prebiotic, inulin feeds gut microbes that break down fiber into SCFAs. SCFAs are small compounds that can affect immune activity and pain signaling. However, even though butyrate increased after inulin, those changes did not fully explain the pain improvements.”

“Orthopedic implants need to bond firmly with surrounding bone while resisting microbes that can grow on their surfaces. Implants used after bone-cancer surgery face another challenge: limiting how many bone cancer cells remain alive on the implant surface.”

“This less diverse microbiota is less able to crowd-out dangerous microbes such as coliform pathogens. While not all coliforms are dangerous, an increased abundance is associated with small intestinal bacterial overgrowth and inflammatory bowel disease.”

“A team of researchers recently uncovered a surprisingly effective treatment - one that dates back as far as 1,000 years. Biofilms are like cities for microbes - large deposits containing high concentrations of multiple microorganisms that work in coordination to produce and share resources.”

“Fecal microbiota transplantation is a therapy in which microbes are isolated from the stool of a donor, processed, filtered, and administered to a recipient by nasogastric tube or enema.”

“Dr. Elinav describes that urbanization profoundly reduces microbial diversity by almost 10-fold compared to people living in hunter-gatherer populations. In this clip, Dr. Eran Elinav highlights several factors that contribute to a diverse microbiome.”

“Two recent clinical studies underscore that microbial responses to individual components of a person's diet may influence host health. Dr. Elinav's work with The Personalized Nutrition Program revealed that individualized dietary recommendations improve postprandial blood glucose levels.”