Stress, dietary patterns and cardiovascular disease: a mini-review

Pasquali (2012) writes that obesity is believed to develop as a result of people’s inability to adapt to chronic environmental stress exposure that is mediated by a dysregulation of related neuroendocrine axes. One axis that plays a major role in this context is the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis. But the author reports that a person’s sex also […]

A group of bacteria known as the gut microbiota colonize the intestine and ferment nutrients, including fibers, from the host’s food. A healthy gut microbiota, which is mainly populated by advantageous bacteria, has a good impact on digestion and aids in the prevention of illness. But the imbalance of the gut microbiota can be a […]