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Comparative Abundance

Comparative abundance is a metric that allows us to investigate different microbial populations by comparing the relative quantities of two or more species. While…

Commensal Relationship

A commensal relationship is an organism-to-organism relationship in which one species benefits from the presence of another species in terms of food or other…

Commensal Microorganism

Commensal Microorganism is a group of beneficial organisms that live in harmony within the human gut and carry out various functions, from digesting complex…

Colony-Forming Unit (CFU)

In microbiology, a Colony-Forming Unit (CFU) determines the concentration of bacteria, fungi, and other microbes in a sample.

Cognitive Resilience

Cognitive resilience is the brain’s ability to adapt and recover from cognitive challenges, stress, or aging while maintaining normal cognitive function. It reflects the…

Cognition

When we refer to “cognition” within Nutritional Psychology, we define the mental processes associated with attention, perception, thinking, learning, memory, and other higher-order processes.

Changing Your Diet Can Help Tamp Down Depression, Boost Mood

Diet, Gut Microbes Affect Effectiveness of Cancer Treatment, Research Reveals

More Evidence Links Ultra-Processed Foods to Health Harms

People who eat lots of ultra-processed foods are more likely to develop heart disease and to die sooner than those who stick with foods…

The Link Between Food and Mental Health

Simple Sugars Wipe Out Beneficial Gut Bugs

Eating Green Veggies Improves Immune Defenses