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“They discovered that signals originating in the gut travel along the vagus nerve to this region of the brain to create a gut-brain-axis specific to glucose and similar molecules. Intake of these molecules stimulates even greater consumption, setting up an environment conducive to overconsumption.”

“A low-gluten, high-fiber diet changed gut microbiome composition, led to modest weight loss, and reduced bloating but had no effect on blood levels of glucose, lipids, or markers of inflammation compared to high-gluten matched fiber diet.”

“Sulforaphane from broccoli sprouts causes 20% visceral fat loss by changing gut bacteria and increasing mitochondria in fat in mice. The mice fed sulforaphane also lowered fatty liver and reduced blood glucose levels.”

“When oral tryptophan was the source, the liver produced NAD+ for local use and broke down into nicotinamide, as described above. Nicotinamide traveled to other tissues, such as the muscles, brain, and gut, which used salvage pathways to convert it back to NAD+.”

“30% of infants gut bacteria may come from the mother’s breast milk and another 10% has been traced to the skin around the mother’s nipple. There is a specific type of prebiotic found exclusively in breastmilk called human milk oligosaccharides that have been shown to set up the early infant microbiome.”

“Propionate is a short chain fatty acid that is normally produced by gut bacteria that consume a type of fiber called inulin. In this study, it reduced activity in brain regions associated with reward and decreased cravings for junk food.”

“Bacteria in the gut shown to produce certain inflammatory compounds in the brain through communication with a type of immune cell in the brain called microglia (in mice). These brain inflammatory compounds were elevated in tissue samples from patients with multiple sclerosis.”

“When gut bacteria called Clostridium orbiscindens break down flavonoids, they produce a metabolite known as desaminotyrosine (DAT). DAT helps the body produce interferon, a signaling molecule that activates the immune system.”

Jim Kean is the CEO of National Pro Grid League (NPGL) and founder of WellnessFX.

“Substances reaching the tissue beneath the lining could then further activate immune cells, reinforcing the inflammation. Because gut bacteria changed little overall, a broad disruption of the bacterial community is less likely to be the main explanation.”