In one of the wealthiest countries in the world hunger shouldn't be the reason a child is excluded from school. Episode one of Crime & Nourishment: The Kids Aren't Alright is out now: aca.st/4b3c86

The factors helping and hindering people with #CoeliacDisease to adhere to a #GlutenFreeDiet are complex and include individual, interpersonal, organisation, community and system-wide facilitators and barriers. Systematic review in @JHNDEditor👉🏽onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jh…

A simple dietary strategy to reduce CVD risk.....Our ATTIS study shows snacking on almonds in place of typical snacks improves endothelial function & other measures of CVD risk. Out today in AJCN. @hall_wendy @VitaD_FoodNutri School of Life Course & Population Sciences Almond Board of CA academic.oup.com/ajcn/advance-a…

A good review on how COVID19 affects the nervous system and causes loss of smell (anosmia) jamanetwork.com/journals/jaman…

The international scientific consensus definition of 'synbiotic' will be published soon! This blog post gives you a heads up on the work of the consensus panel and what will fall into the synbiotic category: isappscience.org/what-makes-a-s… #probiotic #prebiotic #synbiotic

How effective are major food supplements and major diets in managing irritable bowel syndrome #IBS? #AloeVera, #peppermint, #probiotics, #fibre, #prebiotics #HealthyEating, #FODMAP, #GlutenFree Our #OpenAccess review in Neurogastro & Motil with Eirini Dimidi PhD RD onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11…

Our review of #FermentedFoods & gut health 🥬Sauerkraut: no impact on microbiome or #IBS symptoms 🍱Soy products: increase bifidobacteria, stool frequency 🥢Kimchi: increase lactobacillus, lower stool pH Overall very few studies and few clinical outcomes mdpi.com/2072-6643/11/8…

Front page news!📰 Our review of dietary fibre in gastrointestinal health and disease is featured on the cover of the latest issue of Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology Great work @GutDocSam The Gut Health Doctor | Dr Megan Rossi (RD, PhD) Dr Bajka! Read more👉🏽 nature.com/articles/s4157… #Fibre #GutHealth #Evidence

1⃣Do some #emulsifiers induce inflammation in the gut? 2⃣What is the evidence this is involved in #IBD aetiology? 3⃣What are the human studies of low emulsifier #diet? Our review paper led by Aaron Bancil with team of The Gut Health Doctor | Dr Megan Rossi (RD, PhD) Chassaing Laboratory 👉🏽academic.oup.com/ecco-jcc/advan…

Fruits contain #fibre, #sorbitol, #polyphenols all of which may impact gut #microbiota, gut #motility and #constipation Read our review of evidence for how different fruits and presentations impact these Great paper Zoi Eirini Dimidi PhD RD Ana Rodriguez-Mateos RSC Food Journals pubs.rsc.org/en/content/art…

Our updated systematic review & meta-analysis on #fibre and #constipation is now published American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 16 RCTs in 1251 people What works best? ☑️Type: psyllium ☑️Dose: >10 g/d ☑️Duration: ≥4 wks Great work Alice van der Schoot Candice Drysdale Kevin Whelan academic.oup.com/ajcn/advance-a…

📣Help us understand how we can optimise immune responses to the #flu vaccine through diet! We are looking for healthy people who: 🟢are 40-64y 🟢consume 2+ snacks/day 🟢are willing to take part in 8-week snack study More on how to join our new study: [email protected]

🦠Learn the latest on gut microbiome from world experts🦠 London Microbiome Meeting #LMM2022 Virtual, free and open to scientists, health professionals, students anywhere🌍 Speakers Eran Elinav Peter Turnbaugh Laure Bindels Adriel Latorre Francesco Asnicar Register👉🏽eventbrite.co.uk/e/london-micro…

We want to find out more about how plant foods impact immunity and need volunteers to help us investigate - please take part! Is this you? ✅Healthy people ✅40-64 years old ✅Regularly eat 2 or more snacks per day (small compensation plus free flu vaccine) Contact details👇🏽

#Microbiome in #AnorexiaNervosa Our recent paper covers: 1⃣Differences in microbiome between AN & controls 2⃣What happens to the microbiome during refeeding 3⃣Role of microbiome in gut symptoms in AN 4⃣Potential for probiotics and prebiotics in AN? doi.org/10.1016/j.psyn…

🦠Our largest systematic r/v & meta-analysis on probiotics: 30 probiotic RCTs, 4 synbiotic Higher response (57 vs 44%) Higher stool frequency No diff in gut transit time Strain-specific Synbiotics no effect W/ Alice van der Schoot, C Helander @profwhelan clinicalnutritionjournal.com/article/S0261-…

We are hiring a Research Assistant for a study on diet & mental health! If you: 🟢are a nutritionist or dietitian 🟢want to develop your nutrition research skills 🟢want to be part of a vibrant/driven team Apply here bit.ly/GutBrainRA 21 months, full-time Deadline 4/5

Our new systematic review in #constipation. Magnesium oxide supplements: ⬆️treatment response (RR 3.32) ⬆️stool frequency Softer stool consistency No effect for senna & kiwifruit suppl vs placebo. 🔓onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/nm… Alice van der Schoot Alice Creedon Kevin Whelan Neurogastro & Motil

🔔Neurogastro & Motil Effect of food, vitamin or mineral supplements on #ChronicConstipation🔥 Alice van der Schoot Alice Creedon Kevin Whelan Eirini Dimidi PhD RD👏 ✅Magnesium oxide is effective in the management of #ChronicConstipation ➡️Improving Stool #Frequency #Consistency #GISymptoms & QoL

Which foods, drinks & diets are effective in primary #constipation? Our SR/MA shows: Effective ✅Kiwifruits ✅Rye bread ✅High mineral water Surprisingly, no evidence for ▶️Prunes ▶️Linseeds ▶️Oats ▶️High fibre diet onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ap… roypounder.apt Kevin Whelan Alice van der Schoot