Dangers of the unforeseen

Dangers of the unforeseen

As we all know, we live in the Age of Information that is also, unfortunately, the Age of Misinformation. We see this all too often in the form of marketing for various products, for instance, promoted with claims that are exaggerations, or sometimes not true at all....
Kefiran: Anti-microbial fiber?

Kefiran: Anti-microbial fiber?

What’s the principal role of fiber in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract? Lets put aside the outdated and overly-simplistic idea that fibers, such as that in bran in, say, a high-fiber breakfast cereal, is a source of ‘”bulk,” i.e., helping create...
Small LDL particles love company

Small LDL particles love company

From Gaber et al 2024: via Creative Commons 4.0 The graph on the left shows the increased systemic (not portal) blood levels of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) endotoxemia in women with low vs. high visceral adipose tissue (fat), while the graph on the right shows the blood...