Developed by a physician and parent, SmartBites is a best-in-class food rating app—powered by cutting-edge nutrition & microbiome science—that simply scans products, suggests smarter versions, and shows how foods combine to better fuel your energy and health. gutbites.org/2025/09/10/f...

New randomized cross over study in Nature Medicine showing that minimally processed vs. ultraprocessed foods contribute to significantly greater weight loss and body fat composition change. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Metformin may work, in part, by stimulating the excretion of glucose into the intestine. www.nature.com/articles/s43...

With age, the microbiome becomes less robust, producing a less diverse metabolome that is otherwise key for healthy host functions. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

The #microbiome metabolites of #fiber, #butyrate, and #propionate play a dual role in colon cancer. They suppress cancer development through epigenetic regulation but can further dysregulate oncogenic pathways in existing cancer cells. Nature Metabolism www.nature.com/articles/s42...

Gut microbiome signatures compared across vegan, vegetarian and omnivore diets. withttps://www.nature.com/articles/s41564-024-01870-z

Eating a wide array of plant-based foods is more important than whether or not you eat meat in determining the composition of a healthy microbiome. www.npr.org/sections/sho...

Sharing a public good project I’ve been working on to help guide healthy & balanced eating much like Nutri-Score in Europe and Health Star in Australia. App in beta test and paper in peer review. gutbites.org/nutrient-con...

Urolithin A, a microbiome-derived metabolite of the polyphenol ellagitannin, improves strength and endurance in a randomized controlled trial of resistance-trained athletes. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Beyond mitochondria, endosymbionts discovered to exists in other realms of nature. Paper: www.nature.com/articles/s41... Editorial: phys.org/news/2024-12...

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Polyphenols effect gut microbiome and inflammatory markers in overweight and obesity. www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1...

High fiber diet and unsaturated fatty acid diets associated with 15% lower risk of colorectal cancer. -- European Journal of Nutrition Manuscript: link.springer.com/article/10.1... Editorial: www.djournal.com/lifestyle/he...

Olive polyphenol, oleuropein, mitigates age-related decline in mitochondrial function -Cell Metabolism Manuscript: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... Editorial: www.news-medical.net/news/2024120...

Happy Thanksgiving! www.npr.org/sections/sho...

Dietary Fiber May Help Control Gum Inflammation Manuscript: www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/15... Editorial: www.mindbodygreen.com/articles/stu...

Weight loss GLP-1 drugs may change the gut microbiome. www.authorea.com/users/859031...

Short chain fatty acid combination reduces alcohol consumption by 90% - Scientific Reports www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Advances in Nutrition - New consensus definition of a prebiotic. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Polyphenol intake associated increased ovarian cancer survival. link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Nature: Social interactions, including those with your friends, shown to shape the gut microbiome, extending influence beyond diet and environment. Editorial: www.nature.com/articles/d41... Paper: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Obesity-Early changes in gut microbiome associated with weight loss in bariatric surgery. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39497628/

A mechanism for why durable weight loss is so difficult: epigenetic memory of fat cells www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Nature Microbiology - Coffee consumption strongly associates with one key member of the microbiome. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

The double burden of malnutrition—encompassing both stunting and wasting, as well as obesity and diabetes—led me to focus my post-Gates Foundation career on the broader role of the gut microbiome in metabolic disease.

GutBites MD - Dietary advice often emphasizes increasing fiber, as only 5% of people get enough. While this is important, polyphenols—plant compounds that give natural foods their vibrant colors—are also essential for gut and metabolic health. gutbites.org/2024/01/18/l...

Gut Microbes-This recent review explores how dietary polyphenols are converted by our microbiome to bioactive compounds important for health. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

J of Trans Med - Longevity linked to microbiome through Mendelian randomization analysis. translational-medicine.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

Cell Metabolism-Gut microbiota regulates stress responsivity via the circadian system www.cell.com/cell-metabol...

The Lancet--Overweight and obesity now effects 75% fo the US population. What can be done through innovate approaches in nutrition to curb this epidemic? www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...