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Food Irradiation, Threat to Our Health or an Ideal Alternative to Chemical/Heat Treatment? SuppVersity Kitchen Science

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If you google images for food radiation, you get an idea of the (misplaced) prejudices against killing bacteria with ionizing radiation instead of nutrient damaging heat or potentially health-threatening chemicals -- No wonder companies still avoid it. You may remember that I asked you to send in questions/research topics for the new SuppVersity Kitchen Science  series in my recent article about different frying methods . Well, until now, the response has been - to be honest - disappointing. The first of the readers' suggestions I am going to address is Boban's question whether the (meanwhile) common practice of food irradiation is (a) sensible and (b) safe. Now, I have to admit that the irradiation doesn't take place in the kitchen. I do, however, consider the act of grocery shopping part of "kitchen science"; after all, the choices you make in the super- or at the farmers' market will significantly affect the outcome of your "kitchen sessions...
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Taurine Boosts Good Gut Bacteria & Short-Chain Fatty Acid Prod. | 1st Study to Show Natural Beats Synthetic Taurine

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The bacteria in our guts are the latest rage in medical sciences... and taurine, especially natural taurine, may be a way to modulate them in beneficial ways. It has been some time since the last taurine article on the SuppVersity ( read all articles ). There was simply a lack of interesting studies... until now, or rather until the latest study of scientists from the Zhejiang University of Technology  which suggests that taurine "might be of benefit to health by inhibiting the growth of harmful bacteria, accelerating the production of SCFA and reducing LPS concentration" (Yu. 2016). As the authors of the paper point out, taurine is a necessary amino acid that taurine plays an important role in the regulation of neuroendocrine functions and nutrition. In previous studies, taurine was shown to improve immunity, resist oxidation, delay senility, reduce blood pressure, promote recovery from acute hepatitis, etc. (Averin. 2015; Wang. 2013; De Luca. 2015; Ito. 2012). In ad...
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Many Probiotics Contain Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria. Plus: Number of Live Bacteria is up to 95% Below Label Claims

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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 effect of the supplements depends on (a) the exact type of bacteria that are in the pills, (b) the ratio of the different strains and (c) the number of bacteria that are still alive. Unfortunately, this important truth is rarely mentioned in the edutainment articles on probiotics in the laypress and sales pitches you will find all over the Internet. Another thing, even you may not have thought about yet is however the potential occurrence of antibiotic resistances among the bazillions of bacteria in your allegedly healthy probiotic supplements. You can learn more about the gut & your ...
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Gluten Research Update: Cesarean Section, Breast Feeding, Noocebo Effects and the ‘Right’ & ‘Wrong’ Bacterial ‘Poop’

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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 disease. Don't worry I am not going to bother you with the typical Internet bogus about how cancer, obesity and everything else we are or are not suffering from (yet) is triggered by gluten. What I will do, though, is to summarize and discuss the results of two recent studies and one review on the connection between our microbiome and our very individual susceptibility to gluten-related health problems You can learn more about the gut & your health at the SuppVersity Fiber for Female Fat Loss Sweeteners & Your Gut Foods, Not Ma- cros for the Gut Lactu...
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Anti-Microbial Effects of Artificial Sweeteners in Humans - 2/3rds of a Can of Diet Coke May Have a Sign. Effect on the Gut Microbiome, but the Relevance is Questionable

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2/3 of this can may suffice to make a difference. Whether this difference is (a) relevant or (b) irrelevant is yet as questionable as whether the changes the scientists observed will (i) have a negative (ii) a positive or (iii) no effect. As a SuppVersity  user you know that the whole craze about aspartam and sucralose is overblown. You will also know that any potential "pro-insulinogenic" effects occurred only in less than a handful of human studies. If they did, though, they occurred in response to the ingestion of artificial sweeteners and  glucose or other insulinogenic carbohydrate sources ( learn more ). Against that background it's also not surprising that in clinical trials vs. observational bogus, artificial sweeteners have been shown to help people with weight problems lose body fat ( learn more ). The one thing about the myth of the bad sweetener that has yet not been completely debunked, though, revolves around their negative effects on the human gut mic...
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