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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...

Study indicates stevia kills healthy gut bacteria. So, how bad is it? Are the effects significant, will they have an impact on your overall health and does this mean you must not use stevia any longer? A recent study from the Institute of Microbiology and Biotechnology at the University of Latvia in Riga shows the impossible: Stevia, the "natural" sweetener that's everybody's darling, could mess up your gut microbiome by killing large numbers of the beneficial Lactobacillus Reuteri bacteria in your tummy - exactly those bacteria of which several studies have shown that supplementing will help cure acute diarrhea in young children (Shornikova. 1997), is capable of reducing frequency and intensity of antibiotic-associated side-effects during eradication therapy for H. pylori. (Lionetti. 2006), confers broad-spectrum protection against disease in humans and animals (Casas. 2000), has cholesterol lowering effects (Jones. 2012) and much much more. You can learn mor...

Review suggests: On the SAD American diet only energy restriction saves the average Joes & Janes form diabesity. Have you ever wondered what actually happens to your body, when you start dieting? I mean on a molecular / signalling protein level? If so, today's "Nutrition News Quicky" is for you, because one of the two studies this quicky is dealing with talks about just that: The type and onset of changes and the realization that Mr. & Mrs. Average Joe on their standard Western diets will gain weight, if they don't subscribe to life-long energy restriction. If you don't like that, it appears as if the "Macrobiotic Ma-Pi 2 Diet" could be a solution - or is this just too good to be true? Energy Restriction & Metabolic Parameters With all the hoopla about macronutrient composition, timing, etc. and the realization that the calories in vs. calories out equation is not as simplistic as most dieticians still want to have it, the word ...

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 dairy products that were enriched with certain bacteria strains - strains, which were and obviously still are supposed to have health-promoting effects. The fact that probiotic yogurts and similar stuff have meanwhile made it into the store brand line-up of the large discount-markets (at least here in Germany) is however clear cut evidence that the previously laughed at idea that gut bugs are something you want to foster and promote has meanwhile turned into another of those partly highly questionable, but widely accepted pieces of "nutritional wisdom". The question that remains is, ...

While Adelfo did not have the time to write a whole update, he still send me some current progress pics, I am allowed to publish. I guess you would agree that the his "carboholism" has not done signficicant damage to his physique, won't you? If  you want to know more about his current workouts click here . For some info on his diet check out this post or simply go through all of his recent and not so recent guestgposts, here . Just in case you have not already figured it out based on the longish, 3-item title title and the absence of a "Plus: Sneak Preview on the SuppVersity Science Round-Up" at the end: There is no SuppVersity Science Round-Up , today: When I emailed him yesterday to say that I would not make it in time to the show today, it turned out that Carl was just about to let me know that he would not be in the studio and we would be doing the next installment of the Science RoundUp next week - strange coincidence, right? Anyway, now you can bla...