Tag: GI tract
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Alyssa Crittenden, UNLV – Microbiota of the Hadza Tribe
The old saying goes: you are what you eat. This appears to carry through into the microbial content of one’s gastrointestinal tract as well. Dr. Alyssa Crittenden, an anthropologist at The University of Nevada Las Vegas, compared the bacteria living inside an indigenous African tribe with that of an urban dwelling control group to study…
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John Finley, LSU – Cocoa Power
Sure, chocolate is delicious, but the main ingredient offers us many health benefits as well! John Finley, professor at Louisiana State University’s College of Agriculture, touts the power of cocoa. John Finley is a professor in the LSU College of Agriculture’s School of Nutrition and Food Sciences. Finley is interested in foods which enhance health,…