The impact of gut microbiota on human health, including the risk of obesity, has been analyzed primarily with animal models and adults. Recent research indicates that early in-life colonization can ...

Nutrients in some foods are easier to absorb when they’re paired with complementary foods. This includes tomatoes with olive oil, and turmeric with black pepper. A gastroenterologist also recommends ...

In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server, researchers reconstructed gut bacterial genomes. The study identified metabolic pathways that are differentially expressed in response to a ...

In fact, none of the 1,297 complementary foods tested from six companies were up to scratch, according to the Access to Nutrition Initiative. The food makers disagree. The nonprofit, which aims to ...

About 16% of infants under 4 months were fed foods other than breast milk or formula. (HealthDay News) — Many US infants are introduced to complementary foods before 4 months of age, according to a ...