tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44472491235196583472024-03-16T08:08:59.659+01:00SuppVersity - Nutrition and Exercise Science for EveryoneWhere BRO- and PRO-Science Unite in the Spirit of True WisdomAdel Moussahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11282066708304898697noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447249123519658347.post-56293191320985117672020-10-11T12:17:00.005+02:002020-10-11T12:37:40.553+02:00Probiotic Hair Care - Where is it, When You Need it? #SV Reviewing the Research that Could Bring Your Hair Back
The idea of probiotic shampoos has been thrown around for quite some time, now. Gonna get rid of the text-containing thumbs, btw.I've recently got a request by a SuppVersity reader suggesting I write something about #hairloss... well, I thought: "I've addressed all there is in the two older articles on hair loss," and a cursory search of the latest literature seemed to confirm just that. It (or Adel Moussahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11282066708304898697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447249123519658347.post-54502920117661128422020-02-01T03:22:00.000+01:002020-02-01T06:14:55.140+01:00#Coffee & Related Research from Early 2020: #FilterHeight Matters | #Leaves Better Than Beans | #Probiotic Coffee
Coffee junkies, recoice! The SuppVersity is back ... and how can this be celebrated? With a research update on ☕ - a review discussing the latest science from coarsness to leaf-extracts, and beyond.
Long time no read,... I know but after a period with a severe lack of motivation and a lot to do outside the virtual walls of the SuppVersity, I will try to come back with (not yet daily but) Adel Moussahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11282066708304898697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447249123519658347.post-31114589924971328682018-08-08T06:14:00.001+02:002018-08-08T15:17:45.511+02:00SIBO & Probiotic Brain Fog in Long-Term Users of Common Probiotic Supplements (Mechanism: D-Lactic Acidosis)
Feeling like your brain veiled in clouds? Could be the D-lactate from the gut bugs overpopulating your small intestine... and you know what: your fancy probiotic may have triggered it or made it worse.
If you remember my article about SIBO, i.e. Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth from March 2017, you will remember that I listed probiotics as "anti-SIBO" tools. Back in the day when I wrote Adel Moussahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11282066708304898697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447249123519658347.post-43686901817220682862017-03-12T04:23:00.001+01:002017-03-12T04:27:34.391+01:00Battling Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth (SIBO) With Probiotics | Some Bugs as Effective (50%) as Antibiotics
Battling bacteria w/ more bacteria. Sounds odd, but works like a charm.
Those who haven't made the mistake not to "like" the SuppVersity on Facebook may already have seen it in the news: SIBO, i.e. the overgrowth of bacteria in the small intestine, may be linked to heart disease. The link, according to a study by Ponziani, et al. (2017), who found a significantly elevated arterial stiffness inAdel Moussahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11282066708304898697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447249123519658347.post-7168024146067453122016-07-17T02:58:00.002+02:002016-07-17T07:28:58.916+02:00Spore-Forming Probiotics - The Better Probiotics? Review
Sauerkraut is one of the best known probiotic foods, but there's more: Kefir & yogurt, kimchi, kombucha, miso, pickles, apple cidar vinegar, and - as discussed recently - raw cheese.
I found out rather accidentally that there is a potentially relevant difference between "probiotics" and "spore-forming probiotics". Relevant enough for me to believe that you should learn about this Adel Moussahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11282066708304898697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447249123519658347.post-32544843037228790532015-11-13T16:41:00.001+01:002015-11-14T05:47:13.687+01:00Health & Weight Loss Start in the Gut: Probiotics Trigger Fat Loss Without Dieting | Casein Improves Lipid Metabolism
Gut health is "all the rage", lately. So even if it's true that this may be one of the most culpably neglected areas of research in the past century, we should still be careful not to hype the effect of the gut on your physique and health too much.
Well, probiotics and the human microbiome (the one in the gut and elsewhere) are all the rage, these days. Against that background, it's not Adel Moussahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11282066708304898697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447249123519658347.post-47685012274711808472015-11-05T14:53:00.000+01:002015-11-05T15:01:51.463+01:00Many Probiotics Contain Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria. Plus: Number of Live Bacteria is up to 95% Below Label Claims
Probiotics under urgently needed scrutiny - This is the first study to test for antibiotic resistances and to highlight the discrepan- cy between label claims and the actual number of live bacteria in supplements.
There have been plenty of good news about probiotic supplements in the news (including the SuppVersity News), lately. One thing that is often forgotten, though, is that the Adel Moussahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11282066708304898697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447249123519658347.post-24206210042707358192015-10-15T13:01:00.000+02:002015-10-15T14:05:47.472+02:0052% Reduced Fat Gain Over 4 Weeks of Overfeeding Twenty Young Men W/ 1000 kCal/Day on a High Fat (55%) Diet Due to Double Dose of a Commercial Multistrain Probiotic
Probiotics act on in the digestive tract, but their effects are still systemic.
You've read about the anti-weight gain effects of probiotic supplements in rodents before at the SuppVersity and in the SuppVersity Facebook News. Nice, yes, but will this also work in human beings? If we put faith into the predictive quality of a recent from Virginia Tech, it should.
Before we delve deeper Adel Moussahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11282066708304898697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447249123519658347.post-67660915482744269142015-10-06T13:13:00.001+02:002021-06-01T03:51:45.120+02:00High Dose BCAAs for Cyclists | Colostrum Peptides for Bulking | Intermittent Fasting for Cutting | Probiotics for Muscle Protection -- ISSN'15 Research Review Issue #6
Are you trying to build a body like this? Maybe one of the supplements discussed in this article can help.
To make sure that I am not missing other relevant / interesting new research spending time with the ISSN'15 poster presentations, this is going to be the last installment of the ISSN'15 Research Review. With six different studies in one installment of the series it is obviously difficult Adel Moussahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11282066708304898697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447249123519658347.post-31688049254668299502015-09-03T16:13:00.000+02:002015-11-13T16:46:56.886+01:00Gluten Research Update: Cesarean Section, Breast Feeding, Noocebo Effects and the ‘Right’ & ‘Wrong’ Bacterial ‘Poop’
As read on the SV Facebook: Baking makes gluten resilient to digestion, the presence of protein does the opposite. The food matrix makes the difference.
In view of the fact that "gluten" is or isn't (literally) in everyone's mouth or tummy, I thought that it may make sense to keep you up-to-date on the latest interesting research in the area of non-celiac gluten sensitivity and celiac Adel Moussahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11282066708304898697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447249123519658347.post-73891211803073500772015-07-31T17:33:00.000+02:002015-07-31T17:37:21.467+02:00Yogurts, Cheeses & Beyond - A Comprehensive Review of the Potential Health Benefits of Fermented Dairy Products
Yogurt does not have to be served this way to be healthy, but I bet many of your friends and relatives would be amazed and much more likely to pass on the cream cake or tiramisu if the option was an appetizing dessert like that.
In a world where being vegan is "the new sexy" and eating animal products "the new smoking", dairy has lost much of its former appeal. I mean, we all remember how the Adel Moussahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11282066708304898697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447249123519658347.post-84323476863259670592015-07-27T17:20:00.001+02:002015-07-27T19:27:43.436+02:00Nutrition Research Update: Stem Cell Treatment For Type II Diabetes, Probiotics and Weight Loss Reviewed (Twice) and D-Xylose Sweet Poison for Superfluous Body Fat
With the right diet and lifestyle, stem cell treatments, probiotic supplements or xylose-laden "functional foods" wouldn't be necessary in the first place.
You're probably used to it, but I am in the mood for bragging: The SuppVersity is where you'll read about the latest nutrition, exercise and supplement related studies first. In research updates like the one today, I am trying to Adel Moussahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11282066708304898697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447249123519658347.post-59273523138263244942015-04-27T14:01:00.000+02:002015-04-27T18:49:10.510+02:00CLA Producing Bacteria, an Effective Alternative to Regular Supplements for Lean Individuals on Low(ish) Fat Bulks?
This is not a CLA supplementation study, but a study probing the effects of CLA-producing bacteria supplementation may explain the ambiguous results of previous CLA studies.
From previous SuppVersity articles on CLA you will remember that the real world benefits of CLA are by far not as earth-shatteringly impressive as the body-fat destructive effects that were reported in previous rodentAdel Moussahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11282066708304898697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447249123519658347.post-73707558162440338112015-02-07T14:48:00.000+01:002015-02-07T14:58:03.912+01:00Probiotics Inhibit Ill-Health Effects of 7-Day Overfeeding in Man - Does This Make Yakult(R) the Perfect Tool in Your Bulking Toolbox or is it Just Another Marketing Gag?
Keep in mind: We are dealing with an industry sponsored study, here. One, w/ high baseline differences in insulin sensitivity between the groups.
Investigations into the effects of the intestinal microbiome are popping up all over the place. Unfortunately, many of the studies are conducted in rodents. Whether or not and if to which extent the results transfer to human studies is not sure, Adel Moussahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11282066708304898697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447249123519658347.post-82821516258965525112015-01-03T13:56:00.001+01:002015-01-03T15:42:26.438+01:00Food is Medicine: Each 10g Fiber Reduce Mortality Risk by up to 34%! Phenols Battle Alzheimer's & Breast Cancer & Two Dozen Dietary GLUT4 Boosters Prevent Diabetes
Hippocrates says: "Let food be thy medicine!" And he was right. Tons of food contain substances that would make pharmacologist proud and filthy rich if he invented and patented them.
"Let food be thy medicine" Who said that... ha? Right. Hippocrates. He also said "... and let medicine be thy food." Well, he said it in Greek, but that doesn't make the last part less questionable. I do after allAdel Moussahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11282066708304898697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447249123519658347.post-27454236068988859382014-08-24T15:22:00.000+02:002014-08-24T15:22:12.359+02:00Performance Enhancing Gut Microbes - First Study to Show: Having (The Right?) Gut Bugs Doubles Exercise Endurance
Yogurt & Co are good for athletes. But is this due to the bacteria?
As a regular here at the SuppVersity, you are well aware of the far-reaching effects of having the "right" or "wrong" bacteria in your tummy. The claim that having the "right" bacterial make-up in the gut could have beneficial effects on your performance in the gym or on the track is something you should not believe too Adel Moussahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11282066708304898697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447249123519658347.post-47603127499408931992014-08-14T13:13:00.000+02:002015-05-14T03:05:32.525+02:00They Dictate What You Like, They Dictate What You Crave and They May Even Determine Whether You're Lean or Fat: The Bacteria in the Gut - The Latest Evidence Reviewed
The alien inside - billions of bacteria in your gut interact with your central nervous system and take command over your metabolism and - probably - even about what you want to put into your mouth.
Wouldn't it be great if it was not your lack of willpower and your unhealthy food choices that were to blame for the potbelly you're carrying around? Wouldn't it be awesome if you could blame your Adel Moussahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11282066708304898697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447249123519658347.post-22761754803262108032013-12-15T14:45:00.002+01:002013-12-19T12:31:52.919+01:00Sucralose, Hazardous or Innocent? Part II: Appetite, Gut Health & Food Reward | Sucralose, Gluttony & Adiposity?
Plain mineral water is still the best thing to quench your thirst.
Today we are going to continue our thorough, educated reading of the recently published overview over the biological issues with sucrolase, a "popular" artificial sweetener most of you will probably know by its brand name Splenda. The focus of part I of this series was on the potential pro-diabetic effects of this agent that Adel Moussahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11282066708304898697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447249123519658347.post-78264530373060700382013-12-12T18:02:00.001+01:002013-12-12T18:02:16.458+01:00Yeast Hydrolysate Powered Fat Loss: 7% Reduction in Total Body Fat and 14% Reduction in Abdominal Fat - W/out Diet?
Will the fat-burning magic of 1g/day of yeast hydrolysate dissolve the fat that's still covering the last 2 packs?
It sounds like a marketing scam and I must warn you, one of the authors of a soon-to-be-published paper on the basis of which I came up with this headline is actually with a company that specializes in food additives.
This obviously warrants a heightened degree of suspicion, butAdel Moussahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11282066708304898697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447249123519658347.post-82510950978727107362013-12-05T16:37:00.001+01:002015-04-27T05:34:23.360+02:00Weightloss Supplements Exposed: Green Tea & Probiotics. Fat Loss, Energy Expenditure, Fat Oxidation, Sex & More
Yesterday at Starbucks: "I just ordered a bottle of probiotics!"
In view of the fact that all the feedback I got in response to the re-installment of the Short News was positive, I guess you won't mind if I use the chance and bundle the two soon-to-be-published weight loss studies from the British Journal of Nutrition into a Weight Loss Supplement Mini-Special of the SuppVersity Short News.
Adel Moussahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11282066708304898697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447249123519658347.post-39270978225037033942013-05-17T17:12:00.001+02:002013-05-18T14:29:14.385+02:00Science Round-Up Seconds: Breast Cancer, GH Induced Insulin Resistance, Stretch + Contraction Increase Molecular Hypertrophy Signals and Probiotics & the Obesity Pandemic
When we are talking about the extinction of endangered species such as the Siberian tiger, we are adopting a perspective that will also help us to understand such things as the pitfalls of probiotic supplementations as a "solution" to the diabesity epidemic
It's Friday the day after the SuppVersity Science Round-Up (download the podcast) and you all know what that means: Right! Time to Adel Moussahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11282066708304898697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447249123519658347.post-61758313112013702842013-04-28T16:33:00.002+02:002013-04-28T16:33:42.588+02:00Do You Have the Gut(s) to Lose 8% Belly Fat in 12 Weeks? Lactobacillus gasseri (LG2055) Can Fix Your Gut Problems
As a diligent student of the SuppVersity, you'll obviously know that beer is not the main cause of the eponymous belly (Bobak. 2003). Although..., when when you come to think about it: For every glass of beer you drink, you're probably drinking a glass of probiotic yogurt less ;-)
You've done everything you could and still feel like a whale? You've been low-carbing, even have made sure Adel Moussahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11282066708304898697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447249123519658347.post-67906548633484661222013-02-12T18:12:00.000+01:002015-02-01T07:22:32.678+01:00Ramp Up Your Short-Chain Fatty Acid Production With Fermentable Starches Within 6 Days. Longterm Fat Loss, Gut Health & Cancer Protection Possible
You cannot handpick several billion lodgers in your intestine, but you can attract the right one by providing them with the foods they like. Contrary to the current probiotic hype, the key to gut and metabolic health lies in the prebiotics you are stuffing down your piehole.
It's quite funny, only 5 years ago, everyone was still smiling at people who spent extra bucks on yogurts and other Adel Moussahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11282066708304898697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447249123519658347.post-69907297195525829092012-12-22T16:28:00.001+01:002012-12-22T16:31:04.279+01:00Natural Sildenafil & Testosterone Alternatives: Pedalium Murex & Paederia Foetida +150% Testosterone and +200% Erectile Function. Plus: Icariin, Aromatase & Stronger Bones. Probiotics, Phytosterols & Thyroid Activity.
If the Aliens have seen these Bugarash apocalypse pilgrims, they have probably turned tail and fled ;-)
I guess the SuppVersity figure of the week was a date "12/21/2012", I mean this is a once in a life-time event! Or do you really believe there will be another chance for mankind to be snatched from the jaws of extinction?
Ok, enough of the sarcasm, the world is still there and the Adel Moussahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11282066708304898697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447249123519658347.post-2935152841333435952012-11-25T18:06:00.003+01:002012-11-27T04:30:33.277+01:00Shedding Some Light on the Leaky Gut <> Exercise Connection. Plus: 20+ Things You Should or Shouldn't Do to Protect and Restore the Integrity of Your Intestinal Wall
Have you ever felt nauseated after a workout? Or does your protein supplement gives you diarrhea only if you take it right after a workout? Both can be related to the toll exercise can take on the integrity of your intestinal tract.
To be honest, I was quite surprised that I did not get a hell lot of hatemail in response to the the 'MSG heals the gut study' I posted last Sunday... Be Adel Moussahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11282066708304898697noreply@blogger.com