Search results for micronutrients

“As humans age, the quality of the population of microbes that comprise the gut microbiota decreases, leading to poor gut barrier integrity and causing contents of the gut to leak into the bloodstream, a condition commonly referred to as "leaky gut."”

“Current magnesium intakes among people living in the United States are below the recommended dietary allowance (RDA) of 400-420 milligrams per day for males and 310-320 milligrams per day for females. The study involved more than 66,000 adults between the ages of 50 and 76 years of age.”

“After considering other factors that influence testosterone levels, such as age, race, caloric intake, smoking status, education level, and body mass index, men who had obesity and had the highest pro-inflammatory diet scores were nearly 60 percent more likely to have low testosterone levels.”

“Obesity and micronutrient insufficiency can coexist, adding nutritional strain to an already adverse metabolic state. In this clip, I explain why body size and other individual differences can affect blood vitamin D levels.”

“Cereal grains contain a mixture of insoluble fibers that bulk stool, viscous fibers that slow digestion, and fermentable fibers that feed the gut microbiota. Gut microbes break down cereal fiber, releasing micronutrients trapped in the fiber matrix and producing beneficial metabolic byproducts, such as short-chain fatty acids.”

“The cross-over intervention study involved 30 healthy young males between the ages of 19 and 36 years. After an overnight (12-hour) fast, the participants consumed a cocoa beverage prepared with 8.3 grams of either high- or low-flavanol cocoa powder dissolved in 300 milliliters of low-nitrate water.”

“By consuming more whole foods, we benefit from not only the presence of healthy omega-6, -7, and -9 fatty acids, but also from fiber, the food matrix, improved glycemic impact, and an abundance of micronutrients that are often stripped away in processed foods.”

“When the authors of the study looked at specific causes of death, they found that those who ate five servings of fruits and vegetables per day were 12 percent less likely to die from cardiovascular diseases such as heart disease and stroke; 10 percent less likely to die from cancer; and 35 percent less likely to die from respiratory illness, even after ruling out other risk factors.”

Evidence suggests that polyphenols influence the composition and function of the gut microbiota, have beneficial effects on gut metabolism and immunity, and exert anti-inflammatory properties (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6770155/).

“- Charles Brenner, Ph.D. Foods rich in mitochondria/chloroplasts are highlighted as being rich in coenzymes that break down to vitamin precursors. Liver and spinach are his examples of micronutrient-dense foods partly because they're packed with mitochondria (or chloroplasts), which contain many coenzymes.”