Microbiota and sleep: Awakening the gut feeling

This study conducted a cross-sectional examination of dietary intake, subjective emotional state, and faecal microbial taxa abundances in 133 adults (ages 25-45) without physician-diagnosed mood disorders in order to explore the relationships among their diets, gastrointestinal microbiota, and mood. Habitual dietary consumption was indicated using the National Cancer Institute’s Diet History Questionnaire II, diet quality […]

In this randomized control trial by Creedon et al. (2022), the authors examined the impact of whole almonds and ground almonds (i.e., almond flour) on the gut microbiome population (especially bifidobacteria) and intestinal transit time, in a population of 87 healthy adults (18-45 years of age). Almonds are of particular research interest due to their […]