Nutrition

Uric acid may drive obesity by altering gut bacteria

Reducing TIP60 in the liver of obese mice reduced intestinal fat absorption. It also lowered uric acid, increased the levels of L. johnsonii, improved blood sugar levels, and reduced liver…

Where the Mediterranean diet begins: five days through Campania’s food country

Travelling with researchers through southern Italy, Percorsi nel Gusto 2026 connected the science of the gut microbiome with the farms, food traditions and communities behind a dietary pattern too often…

High-fat diets may impair key gut immune cells, weakening intestinal defenses

Reducing dietary fat or controlling gut inflammation could help preserve immune cells and protect gut immunity, offering a strategy to prevent diet-related gut diseases.

Gut microbiota, immunity and diet: twenty years of research and the future of personalized nutrition

Francisco Guarner, from Centro Médico Teknon in Barcelona (Spain), discussed the most recent researches in the field of microbiome and nutrition.

Dietary fiber helps probiotics settle in the gut

Diet shapes probiotic colonization, offering strategies to improve colonization, modulate the microbiota, and control harmful microbes.

The food matrix: understanding how foods influence health beyond single nutrients

Ivana Gandolfi, International Diary Federation, describes the emerging concept of the food matrix.

In mice, a ketogenic diet protects the lungs from sepsis via gut bacteria

Azelaic acid travels from the gut to the lungs, where it activates immune cells to reduce inflammation and protect the lungs.

A whole-tomato approach to functional nutrition, inflammation, and microbiome modulation

Piergiorgio Natali (Mediterranean Task force for Cancer Control) discusses the importance of improving functional foods as a strategy to support health, particularly during aging.

Dietary protein could influence cholera infection, mouse study shows

Dietary protein influences V. cholerae growth, metabolism, virulence, and competition with gut microbes.

Probiotics help counter harmful effects of high-sugar diets in mice

Probiotics protect against obesity and inflammation caused by high sugar intake, supporting their use as a preventive strategy for obesity-related diabetes.

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