The study, conducted at MU's Roy Blunt NextGen Precision Health Building, identified the western diet-induced microbial and metabolic contributors to liver disease, advancing our understanding of the gut-liver axis and, as a result, the development of dietary and microbial interventions for
A new study from the University of Missouri School of Medicine has found a correlation between high-fat, high-sugar Western diets and the development of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, the main cause of chronic liver disease.
Regularly eating a high fat/calorie diet could reduce the brain's ability to regulate calorie intake. New research in rats found that after short periods of being fed a high fat/high calorie diet, the brain adapts to react to what is being ingested and reduces the amount of food eaten to bal
Regularly eating a high fat/calorie diet could reduce the brain's ability to regulate calorie intake. New research in rats found that after short periods of being fed a high fat/high calorie diet, the brain adapts to react to what is being ingested and reduces the amount of food eaten to bal
Regularly eating a high-fat/calorie diet could reduce the brain's ability to regulate calorie intake. New research in rats found that after short periods of being fed a high fat/high-calorie diet, the brain adapts to react to what is being ingested and reduces the amount of food eaten to bal
Scientists have decoded the physical process that takes place in the mouth when a piece of chocolate is eaten, as it changes from a solid into a smooth emulsion that many people find totally irresistible.
It is believed that women's capacity to utilise fat as a fuel is compromised by the oestrogen deficit that results from menopause. According to a study done at the Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences at the University of Jyvaskyla, neither menopausal status nor blood oestrogen levels reliab
The estrogen deficiency following menopause is thought to impair women's ability to use fat as an energy source. A study conducted at the Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences of the University of Jyvaskyla shows that menopausal state or blood estrogen levels do not clearly determine the rate
High-calorie, high-fat, high-sugar foods can taste nice but can contribute to overeating, obesity, and other serious health issues. But what triggers overeating in the brain? It has recently become evident that the human gene CREB-Regulated Transcription Coactivator 1 (CRTC1) is linked to ob
The microbes that help break down food actually tell the gut how to do its job better, according to a new study in mice. The researchers said it appears that the microbes are able to influence which of the gut's genes are being called into action, and in turn, that interaction might lead to