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Supplement Review: Lactulose - Isomerized Lactose With Prebiotic, Anti-Constipation, -Cancer, -Hyperammonia, -Salmonella, -Endotoxin & Pro-Mineral Absorption Effects

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Don't worry: There is more than flatulence and diarrhea to lactulose... I mean, why do you think I'd write about it, then? I am not sure if all of you have already heard of 4-O-β-D-galactopyranosyl-D-fructose aka lactulose, a synthetic nondigestible sugar you can buy either as a white, odorless powder or as a syrup. It tastes, contrary to what you may expect, pretty good, a bit like hilariously sweet honey, if you asked me, and sweet enough to be used as an "artificial" sweetener. A sweetener that has traditionally been sold as a medicinal drug for decades but is not appearing on an ever-increasing number of ingredient lists of so-called "functional" food products. Despite the fact that the market has grown appreciably over the last 10 years (Panesar & Kumari. 2011), lactulose is after all not yet as "popular" as inulin and the rest of its prebiotic brethren. From drug, to supplement to food additive The mere fact that the easiest but c...
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Dairy - The Good, the Bad or The Ugly? Latest Studies On Heart Disease, Diabetes, Cancer, Obesity and Co. Plus: What Dairy Peptides Do For Your Heart, Gut, Brain, etc.

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Do you take Liz Hurley's word and set all warnings about the "non-paleo-ness" of dairy in general and milk in particular at naught? Or do you put faith into the "got milk?" campaign? Personally, I'd suggest not to do one or the other. I'd rather suggest you join me and take a look at a selection of recent studies. If you've been following the SuppVersity Facebook News and / or have read previous SuppVersity articles on milk and dairy , you will be aware that I am not exactly convinced that the mere existence of allergic reactions and the "fact" that "our ancestors did not drink milk before ..." *put your favorite guesstimate here* allows for the conclusion that we are "not meant" to consume cow's milk. I am nevertheless open to scientific arguments that would convince me that dairy is bad for me - it's just that I don't see this evidence outside of "western diet + dairy makes you fat and that make...
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Androgen 3-Some: BPA Exposure & Free Testosterone in Men. TRT Good For the Prostate. DHT, Alopecia (Hair Loss) & Monascus Fermentation. Plus: Mycotoxins in GCB Supps

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Coffee and green coffee bean extracts are by no means the only way by which you are exposed to mycotoxins. Corn, for example, is likewise a favorite for the toxic mold. The same goes for almost all other grains. Common routes of exposure are, amongst others cereals, bread s, wines, and even mils and meats (of swine ad turkey, not chicken; Duarte. 2010) 36%, 32%, 10%, and 16% these are the SuppVersity Figures of the week and the percentages of green coffee bean supplements (remember the chlorogenic acid news in Thursday's installment of the Science Round-Up ) that were contaminated with Ochratoxin A, ochratoxin B, fumonisin B1 and mycophenolic acid , respectively. "Mycotoxins occurred in the following concentration ranges: ochratoxin A: 2.7–136.9 µg/kg, ochratoxin B: 3.5–20.2 µg/kg, fumonisin B1: 110.0–415.0 µg/kg, mycophenolic acid: 43.1–395.0 µg/kg." (Vaclavi. 2013) These poisonous substances are produced by fungi that form during (inproper) storage and are sus...
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Do You Have the Gut(s) to Lose 8% Belly Fat in 12 Weeks? Lactobacillus gasseri (LG2055) Can Fix Your Gut Problems

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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 you are in ketosis by consuming an only 10% protein diet and still the fat won't disappear? Well, I guess it sounds unfair, if I do now tell you that you YOU JUST DON'T HAVE THE GUT S it takes to get rid of that pouch that blocking the view on your toes, when you are standing. Now calm down, I am not talking about not being able to curb your insatiable appetite or skipping 90% of your workouts, here. I am talking about your gut(s), literally! Your digestive tract and it's inhabitants. Those critters which are also at the heart of the soon-to-be-published paper by scien...
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Fat Advantage: 61% Lower Rates of Metabolic Syndrome in High Fat, 101% Higher Rates in Low Fat Dairy Lovers

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"Got milk" is not the question health conscious supermen and -women should pose. "Got full fat milk, fermented dairy and cheese" is the line to remember (the original image was part of the "Got Milk Campaign") While diet fads come and go, the advice the wise (not seldom obese or otherwise sick) experts on the boards and panels of our well-meaning governments is calling "dietary recommendations" is about as resistant to reform as the dreaded MSRA strains are to the antibiotics doctors are throwing at you whenever you sneeze. Against that background the recent trend we are seeing with respect to an increase in the recommended amount of dietary protein does almost amount to a quantum leap; a leap with a significant caveat, however. A fat caveat, so to say: " A healthy diet includes [...] lean meats, poultry, fish, beans and fat-free or low-fat dairy products " (NIH. 2012). Luckily, you as a SuppVersity reader do not have to rely ...
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Digest This! Fermented Soybean Liquid Destroys Proton Pumps and Thus Impairs Nutrient Absorption

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Image 1: Natto, a traditional Japanese food made from soybeans fermented with Bacillus subtilis. Does not even look healthy, does it? (image from Wikipedia.de , uploaded by Gleam ) As a studious visitor of the SuppVersity, you have probably banned all conventionally processed soy-containing products from your homes, already (at least I would hope so). Yet, those of you who frequent the various nutrition blogs from the paleo- and similar "healthy-eating" spheres, will probably have come across information about the miraculous benefits that are ascribed to "traditionally fermented" soy products. And, yes indeed, a recent study published in the Journal of Agricultural Food Chemistry ( Wang. 2011 ) was able to reproduce the results of previous studies, which had shown  that fermented soybean liquid alleviates peptic ulcers . Yet , what your soy-friendly nutrition-guru from the XYZ-Blog did not tell you, the fermented ...
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