Clinical Science

Nutrition – general

Comparative metabolomics in vegans and omnivores reveal constraints on diet-dependent gut microbiota metabolite production

Plasma metabolome of vegans differed markedly from omnivores but the gut microbiota was surprisingly similar. Unlike prior studies of individuals living in agrarian societies, higher consumption of fermentable substrate in vegans was not associated with higher levels of faecal short chain fatty acids. Read more »

David Suskind

Nutrition – general

The 2015 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee Scientific Report: Development and Major Conclusions

Summarized in this report are the methods, major conclusions, and recommendations of the Scientific Report of the 2015 US Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (DGAC). One of their main conclusions was that consumption of vegetables, fruits, whole grains, and dairy tend to be low, and consumption of refined grains and added sugars are high, which puts people at increased risk for many chronic diseases. Read more »