ESSNA expands: Sports nutrition association gains five new members
Five new international sports industry players have joined the European Specialist Sports Nutrition Alliance (ESSNA).
Archives for August 23, 2017
Stress hormone may be ‘middle man’ in gut-brain communication
The stress hormone cortisol appears to mediate the link between a common type of gut bacteria and the levels of an abundant brain metabolite, according to a recent animal study in Gut Microbes.
Fruit-based prebiotic: A viable dairy alternative for probiotic foods and drinks?
Pectin and pulp extracted from passion fruit makes an effective probiotic food carrier, research finds as it demonstrates properties that stimulate probiotic growth and survival in the gut.
‘Statistical chance’: Academia and industry cast doubt on B vitamin-lung cancer links
An observational study reporting that long-term use of high-dose vitamin B6 and B12 supplements may more than triple the risk of lung cancer in male smokers, but experts are questioning the conclusions.