Food For Thought

Psychobiotics are emerging as key players in gut-brain axis research, yet the role of Fructophilic Lactic Acid Bacter...

The Karelian region, which spans the border between Finland and Russia, presents distinct environmental exposures and...

Next-generation sequencing (NGS) data usage is widespread, but its compositional nature poses challenges. We evaluate...

The interdisciplinary nature of microbiome research, coupled with the generation of complex multi-omics data, makes k...

The human microbiome critically influences metabolism and thereby our health. Constraint-based reconstruction and ana...

Archaea, one of the three domains of life, are increasingly recognized as consistent, though often underappreciated, ...

Background: The human microbiome holds promise for identifying biomarkers and therapeutic targets. In obesity, intera...

Even though metagenomics have revolutionized the characterization of the human microbiome, detailed mechanistic studi...

Breadth of coverage, the proportion of a reference genome covered by at least one sequencing read, is critical for in...

CONCLUSIONS: Multi-omics integration revealed a more coordinated and responsive immune-metabolic network in RUS youth...

Mutanobactin D is an interkingdom communicator derived from the human oral microbiome. The lipopeptide prevents yeast...

The microorganisms that inhabit the human body are known to play a role in human health and disease. Continuing to el...

An MS twin study links ileal Lachnospiraceae to spontaneous CNS autoimmunity in mice receiving a human microbiome tra...

It is well established that the composition of the human microbiome changes with age; however, limited research has e...

The human microbiome may play a significant role in both health and disease. However, most studies to date have focus...

CONCLUSION: Under perimenopausal and postmenopausal conditions, T2DM disrupts vaginal microbiota homeostasis by dimin...

The gut microbiome has emerged as an important modulator of cancer progression and therapy response, yet the role of ...

Canonical correlation analysis (CCA) is a widely used multivariate method in omics research for integrating high-dime...

The human microbiome varies extensively between individuals. While there are numerous studies investigating the effec...

The human microbiome is a critical factor in health and disease. While its association with breast cancer (BC) has be...

CONCLUSION: PDF was inversely associated with SLGCI biomarkers, suggesting that SLGCI may mediate its relationship wi...

BACKGROUND: The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of two dietary interventions, time-restri...

Dental caries, a chronic infectious disease affecting oral health, has undergone significant evolution in its epidemi...

Pregnancy entails specific nutritional needs, yet dietary recommendations are often perceived as overly restrictive. ...

CONCLUSIONS: Nutrition misinformation for MS occurs on social media and information quality is variable. Audiences ne...

A Palaeolithic diet is an efficacious dietary approach for glycaemic control in type 2 diabetes. Causal mechanisms ar...

CONCLUSION: The findings emphasize that improving diet quality as a means of managing modifiable risk factors may red...

Diet played a key role in human evolution, making the study of past diet and subsistence strategies a crucial researc...

CONCLUSION: Users of the r/MultipleSclerosis subreddit increasingly discussed diets over a 12.5-year period and repor...

Voluntary adoption of popular food-group-restricting diets like Paleo and plant-based diets (PBDs) are often health-m...

INTRODUCTION: This study aimed to describe breastfeeding attitudes among health care personnel, as well as breastfeed...

Background: Cardiometabolic comorbidities are common in multiple sclerosis (MS), and lifestyle interventions are effe...

Franchthi Cave, in the Greek Peloponnese, is a well-known Paleolithic, Mesolithic and Neolithic site, with several hu...

Nutritional approach has been intensely investigated in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients, but, despite many ...

Cancer is currently one of the biggest public health challenges worldwide, ranking as the second leading cause of dea...

Diabetes is a metabolic disease with a high worldwide prevalence and an important factor in mortality and disability ...

Understanding chronic kidney disease (CKD) through the lens of evolutionary biology highlights the mismatch between o...

The Wahls diet is a modified Paleolithic diet that emphasizes dark green leafy vegetables, colorful fruits, high-qual...

Adopting a healthy dietary pattern may be an initial step in combating inflammation-related chronic diseases; however...

PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Glioma is the most common type of brain cancer, associated with a high mortality rate. Diet is one...

INTRODUCTION: Ketogenic diet therapies constitute an option for drug resistant epilepsies and have been mostly used i...

CONCLUSION: Daily ingestion of 25 g of KE did not affect exploratory functional or quality-of-life end points in this...

Diabetes mellitus is a chronic disease with a high incidence worldwide and exclusive drug treatment has a limited eff...

This article covers the fundamentals of infant, childhood, and adolescent growth and nutritional assessment, includin...

Background: The ketogenic diet (KD) is one of the most widely followed dietary approaches worldwide, frequently promo...

Background/Aims: Parkinson's disease (PD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder caused by the degeneration of d...

Background: Migraine is a common, disabling neurological disorder with substantial genetic and environmental contribu...

CONCLUSIONS: KDs and MADs are effective in reducing seizures in patients with drug-resistant epilepsy, especially in ...

Parkinson's disease (PD) is the second most common neurodegenerative disorder worldwide, characterized by debilitatin...

CONCLUSION: The short-term MKD intervention significantly improved adiposity metrics while elevating GDF15 and reduci...

Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is a complex skin condition influenced by both genetic and environmental factors. Incre...

CONCLUSIONS: While there was broad consensus regarding first and second therapy treatment for IESS, variability exist...

Aberrant energy status impacts the initiation and progression of tumorigenesis, although the underlying mechanisms re...

OBJECTIVE: Ketogenic dietary therapies (KDTs) are effective and safe alternatives for patients with drug-resistant ep...

Depression is a prevalent and disabling psychiatric disorder, characterized by persistent disturbances in mood, cogni...

BACKGROUND: The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of two dietary interventions, time-restri...

Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) is becoming the most prevalent hepatic disorder, aff...

Tumor-initiating cells (TICs) preferentially reside in poorly vascularized, nutrient-stressed tumor regions, yet how ...

Disulfidptosis, a novel form of regulated cell death (RCD), represents a promising strategy for cancer therapy. Howev...

Over the past three decades, the global prevalence of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD...

PURPOSE OF REVIEW: This review explores the integration of semaglutide, a highly effective glucagon-like peptide-1 re...

AIM: This study evaluates the efficacy of a low-glycemic-index diet (LGID) in improving neurodevelopmental and sleep ...

INTRODUCTION: Sepsis is defined as a dysregulated host response to infection, associated with high morbidity and mort...

Ketogenic diet (KD) is widely prescribed for weight management in obese individuals, yet their potential impact on bi...

Recent genetic findings have highlighted the importance of metabolic factors in contributing to risk for anorexia ner...

The aging process, along with an inadequate diet and an inflammatory gut response resulting from dysbiosis, contribut...

Glycogenosis type 5 (GSD5, Mc Ardle's disease), the most common muscle glycogen storage disease characterized by exer...

CONCLUSION: These are the first international best practice recommendations specifically for ketogenic dietitians and...

CONCLUSION: Conclusions: The presented work provides an integrated compilation of currently available studies analyzi...

CONCLUSION: The ketogenic diet shows promise in improving inflammation, fatigue, depression, and quality of life in M...

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a multifactorial metabolic-endocrine disorder in women of reproductive age in whi...

RATIONALE: Alternating hemiplegia of childhood (AHC) is a serious and rare neurological disease caused by mutations i...

CONCLUSION: VLCKD appears to be a promising dietary intervention for modulating gut microbiota in individuals with ob...

CONCLUSION: FIRES patients experienced severe seizure burdens in the acute phase and had poor long-term prognoses. Co...

CONCLUSIONS: KD and LCM combination therapy provides comprehensive benefits-superior seizure control, EEG normalizati...

Acetoacetate (AcAc) and β-hydroxybutyrate (βOHB) are ketone bodies involved in energy metabolism, particularly during...

CONCLUSIONS: Among adult populations, KD can increase fat oxidation to modify muscle metabolism, while no significant...

CONCLUSION: Hemimegalencephaly represents a challenging etiology in refractory epilepsy of early childhood. Given the...

The objective of this study was to compare the efficacy of the ketogenic diet (KD) in patients with refractory epilep...

CONCLUSION: This study identified and validated peripheral blood metabolites in children with epilepsy. OA was found ...

Excessive carbohydrate intake is a well-established driver of metabolic dysfunction, but its specific role in perturb...

Introduction: the effectiveness of the ketogenic diet (KD) as a therapeutic approach for managing weight, hormonal, a...

Background: Elevated BMI in women is linked to metabolic and endocrine imbalances that impair fertility and increase ...

CONCLUSIONS: Metabolomic analysis provides critical insights into the multifaceted effects of the KD, supporting its ...

Background/Objectives: Lipedema is a chronic adipose tissue disorder characterized by disproportionate fat accumulati...

CONCLUSIONS: CRDs, particularly LCDs and MCDs with mixed macronutrient replacements, confer significant metabolic ben...

The ketogenic diet (KD) is a potential therapeutic strategy for glioma; however, the underlying mechanisms remain unc...

Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT) is an inherited peripheral neuropathy with significant genetic heterogeneity and cl...

CONCLUSIONS: The present meta-analysis revealed the efficacy of KDT in the treatment of genetic epilepsies, particula...

The purpose of this study was to confirm reduced training metrics previously associated with a ketogenic low-carbohyd...