Gut Bacteria Metabolite Strengthened the Intestinal Barrier in Malnourished Mice

A study in mice points to a possible way the amino acid leucine could help gut bacteria produce a compound that supports the intestinal barrier, but researchers have not yet tested the approach in children.

Aug 18, 2026

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New Obesity Categories Capture Health Differences BMI Misses

Among bariatric surgery candidates with similar BMIs, those classified with clinical obesity had more health problems and higher estimated risks.

Aug 18, 2026

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Daily Sugary Drinks Linked to Higher Stomach Cancer Risk

A long-running U.S. study found an association between daily sugary drink intake and stomach cancer, but the cancer was uncommon and the study cannot prove the drinks were responsible.

Aug 19, 2026

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Smart Grocery Carts Were Linked to Bigger Shopping Trips

Shoppers who used digital carts spent more, bought more items and stayed in stores longer, but the study cannot show the technology caused those differences.

Aug 17, 2026

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GLP-1 Use Before Bariatric Surgery Wasn’t Tied to More Weight Loss

Patients taking GLP-1 medications before bariatric surgery lost about the same amount of weight one year later as those who were not taking the drugs.

Aug 16, 2026

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New Protein Target May Not Fit Every American

A new expert perspective questions whether evidence from weight-management research supports recommending 1.2 to 1.6 grams of protein per kilogram to adults across the lifespan.

Jul 27, 2026

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Early-Life Sugar Rationing Was Linked to Lower Dementia Risk Decades Later

A study of nearly 65,000 people born around the end of British sugar rationing found an association between lower sugar exposure early in life and later brain health, but it cannot show that sugar caused the difference.

Aug 2, 2026

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A Vegan Diet Lowered Calories Without Shrinking Food Volume

Adults ate about the same weight of food after adding more vegetables, fruit and beans, but the analysis cannot prove lower energy density caused their weight loss.

Aug 9, 2026

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Daily Sugary Drinks Linked to Higher Stomach Cancer Risk

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Study Finds Low Health Risk from Chemical Contaminants in Chinese Tea

PCBs were detected in all 192 samples, but researchers estimated that exposure from typical tea consumption remained very low.

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Study Finds Low Health Risk from Chemical Contaminants in Chinese Tea

Gut Bacteria Metabolite Strengthened the Intestinal Barrier in Malnourished Mice

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New Obesity Categories Capture Health Differences BMI Misses

Among bariatric surgery candidates with similar BMIs, those classified with clinical obesity had more health problems and higher estimated risks.

Aug 18, 2026

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Coffee Intake Linked to Body Composition, Hormone Differences

People who drank more coffee tended to have less body fat, more muscle and different hormone profiles at age 46.

Aug 17, 2026

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Gut Bacteria Metabolite Strengthened the Intestinal Barrier in Malnourished Mice

New Obesity Categories Capture Health Differences BMI Misses

Daily Sugary Drinks Linked to Higher Stomach Cancer Risk

Smart Grocery Carts Were Linked to Bigger Shopping Trips

GLP-1 Use Before Bariatric Surgery Wasn’t Tied to More Weight Loss

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New Protein Target May Not Fit Every American

Early-Life Sugar Rationing Was Linked to Lower Dementia Risk Decades Later

A Vegan Diet Lowered Calories Without Shrinking Food Volume

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Daily Sugary Drinks Linked to Higher Stomach Cancer Risk

Study Finds Low Health Risk from Chemical Contaminants in Chinese Tea

Gut Bacteria Metabolite Strengthened the Intestinal Barrier in Malnourished Mice

New Obesity Categories Capture Health Differences BMI Misses

Coffee Intake Linked to Body Composition, Hormone Differences

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