Low-fibre diet linked to leaky gut: Mouse study
A lack of dietary fibre leads to a rapid increase in gut permeability and changes in microbiota composition in mice, says a new study in Cell Host & Microbe.
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Tate & Lyle launches pilot project to improve child diets in Shanghai schools
Tate & Lyle is teaming up with Shanghai Nutrition Society to help curb diabetes and obesity in two schools.
China trial reveals ginkgo biloba's cognitive benefits for stroke survivors
Ginkgo biloba may be more effective at boosting memory and the brain's 'command and control' function in stroke survivors than the use of aspirin alone, according to a small clinical trial in China.
Folic acid late in pregnancy can increase risk of offspring allergy: Animal study
Australian research on animals suggests that folic acid taken in late pregnancy could reduce the natural protection from allergies that offspring have as a result of a common complication in about 10% of pregnancies.