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GASTROENTEROLOGY NERD ALERT: HIGHER GLUTEN INTAKE AS A KID INCREASE RISK CELIAC DISEASE Check out the article on CNN.com about a recently published article in JAMA linking high intake of gluten as a young child and subsequent increased risk of developing celiac disease later in life. “Bad news for lovers of bread, pasta and baked goods: […]
MILLIONS FOR THE MICROBIOME! by Tara Troy, M.D. Check out this article in Forbes about a recent massive $35 million donation from billionaire Marc Benioff (Salesforce CEO) to San Francisco area hospitals specifically for research on the fascinating gut microbiome! https://www.forbes.com/sites/rachelsandler/2019/08/13/billionaire-marc-benioff-donates-35-million-to-bay-area-universities-for-microbiome-research/#21c358ec28f4 “The human microbiome—the 100 trillion bacteria that live in the human body—is an […]
In March, I had the opportunity to attend the fascinating annual World Congress on the Gut Microbiota for Health conference in Miami. Overall, the number of questions raised was far greater than questions answered, but the potential for knowledge and applied interventions waiting for science to uncover them seems limitless. I truly can’t wait to […]
GASTROENTEROLOGY NERD ALERT: GLUTEN CONTAMINATION IN RESTAURANTS A recent article in Gastroenterology and Endoscopy News in April 2019 reports on findings out of Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons regarding the rate of gluten contamination found more than 5,000 samples of restaurant food that claimed to be gluten-free. Celiac patients used a commercially available […]