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UrduA new study finds that pre-surgery weight plays a role in how much weight loss occurs after gastric bypass. The study is published ahead of print in the American Journal of Physiology-Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology and has been chosen as an APSselect article for June.
Tag: Western Diet
Low-fiber Diet May Lead to Gut Infection Even if You’re Not Overweight
Diet, more than body mass, may play a role in the risk for gut infection, and eating more fiber could be the key to prevention. The study is published ahead of print in the American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism.
Switching from Western diet to a balanced diet may reduce skin, joint inflammation
Diet rich in sugar and fat leads to disruption in the gut’s microbial culture and contributes to inflammatory skin diseases such as psoriasis. Research shows that switching to a more balanced diet restores the gut’s health and suppresses inflammation.
High-fat diet with antibiotic use linked to gut inflammation
UC Davis researchers have found that combining a Western-style high-fat diet with antibiotic use significantly increases the risk of developing pre- inflammatory bowel disease. This combination shuts down the mitochondria in cells of the colon lining, leading to gut inflammation. Mesalazine can help restart the mitochondria and treat pre-IBD condition.
Missing Sodium-channel Component May Protect against Diet-induced Artery Stiffening
New research in mice finds that deficiency in one small component of a signaling pathway may protect against artery stiffening and subsequent kidney disease associated with a high-fat, high-sugar diet.
Lack of Sodium Channel Component Protects against Diet-induced Artery Stiffening
Article title: Western diet induces renal artery endothelial stiffening that is dependent on the epithelial Na+ channel Authors: Yuxin Xiong, Annayya R. Aroor, Francisco I. Ramirez-Perez, Guanghong Jia, Javad Habibi, Camila Manrique-Acevedo, Guido Lastra, Donqqing Chen, Vincent G. DeMarco, Luis A.…
Western diet rich in fat and sugar linked to skin inflammation
A Western diet containing both high fat and high sugar can induce observable skin inflammation, a study by UC Davis Health researchers has found.