Processed Food

Food additives do not disrupt gut microbiome at real doses, lab study finds

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Researchers are challenging the notion that food additives may harm the human gut microbiome, as people have commonly believed. None of the eight common food additives studied induced short-term gut dysbiosis nor impacted short-chain fatty acid production.  Nutrition Insight speaks with paper co-author, professor Rajaraman Eri, who explains what has driven this misconception in earlier … Read more

How eating whole food, plant-based proteins lowers the risk of having high blood pressure

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Eating more minimally processed plant-based proteins – such as beans, nuts and lentils – may lower the risk for high blood pressure, according to new research. The study, published recently in the Journal of the American Heart Association, also suggested that minimally processed animal proteins could be included in weekly meal plans without significantly affecting … Read more