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Participants given omadacycline had high fecal concentrations with a distinct microbiome profile compared to those in the vancomycin group, with study results calling attention to the importance of antibiotics’ impact on the gut microbiome.
As the new year kicks into full swing, so has a trio of respiratory viruses, creating a so-called tripledemic.
I find it ironic that Thanksgiving coincides with American Diabetes Month. In honor of that irony, two recently published studies have suggested a possible link between what you eat, how it impacts the behavior of the microbes living in your gut, and type II diabetes.
Nonsugar sweeteners affected the stool and small bowel microbiomes differently, and the type of sweetener consumed proved relevant to which microbiome changes occurred.
Artificial sweeteners are associated with a variety of changes depending on the area of the intestine. Significantly, the effects of these substances on the gut microbiome differ in the small bowel compared to the large bowel. These changes may be potentially important for health and warrant future study.