Browsing: Microbes

In the world of dietary trends, proteinmaxxing is taking a back seat to the new obsession: ramping up on fiber, Knowable Magazine reports. Since the summer of 2025, Instagram has racked up more than 10,000 posts captioned with #Fibermaxxing and other fiber-forward hashtags — and the flood doesn’t appear to be dissipating

Schematic illustration showing how carbon source selection influences the structure and biological properties of exopolysaccharides (EPS) produced by Bacillus velezensis AZU-A3. Sucrose-derived EPS (EPS-S) exhibited a mannose- and uronic acid-rich composition with a more ordered helical-like conformation, whereas sugarcane molasses-derived EPS (EPS-M) showed a glucose-rich composition with a more flexible molecular structure. These substrate-dependent structural…

Plant based diets support health in several ways, including benefits for the gut, immune system, metabolism, and cardiovascular system. Part of that effect comes from encouraging a diverse population of bacteria in the intestines. Scientists have long known that dietary fiber contributes to these benefits because gut microbes help break it down. Plants also contain…

The gut microbiomes of eight tribal populations across India have a unique diversity shaped by their traditional diets, and are distinct from those observed in industrialised settings, researchers have reported in Gut Microbiomes

At 3 a.m., when sleep has slipped away again, the last place a person might look for help is inside someone else’s gut

A high-fat diet can result in better outcomes from cancer immunotherapy by improving the balance of microbes in the gut, early research shows