Have a Sweet Tooth?

From eNewsletter 5/18/2026

DID YOU KNOW that a study from Alzheimer's & Dementia found that higher vitamin B12 status in mid-to-late life was associated with slower declines in memory, executive function, and language compared to lower status in patients without baseline dementia? Additionally, the associations for executive function and language persisted regardless of folate status.

In patients with diabetic peripheral neuropathy and low serum vitamin B-12 levels, 16 weeks of daily supplementation with at least 1000 mcg of vitamin B-12 improved neuropathic symptoms, according to a study from The Journal of Nutrition.

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Losing Muscle and Gaining Fat?

From eNewsletter 5/13/2026

DID YOU KNOW that late night eating and chronic stress are a bad combination?

According to a study presented at Digestive Disease Week 2026, participants who reported having high stress in addition to late-night eating habits had the highest prevalence of abnormal bowel habits (39.3%) compared to those with a low-stress/normal eating baseline. The high stress/poor diet high-risk group also had significant reductions in gut microbial diversity compared with healthy controls.

While stress alone degrades gut function, the combination with late-night eating creates a "double hit’"associated with pronounced bowel dysfunction and gut dysbiosis.

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Bread-Related Weight Gain

From eNewsletter 5/11/2026

DID YOU KNOW that a recent study about coffee, which was trending in the mainstream media, is a cautionary tale about doing your due diligence when it comes to research funding?

A study from Nature Communications lauded the beneficial effects of coffee on the microbiota–gut–brain axis. However, when you delve into details of the study, including the authors and who funded it, right there in black in white it says "funded by Institute for Scientific Information on Coffee (ISIC)". The author had also been paid speakers and received past research funding from food companies that manufacture and sell coffee (i.e. Nestle).

Luckily, you have us to sift through studies that are independent or not :)

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