A new study shows that a high fat diet may weaken the gut barrier and allow bacteria to travel toward the brain through the vagus nerve.

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Restricting access to a high-fat diet (HFD) in mice to either their active or inactive period promoted vastly different effects on their food preference and meal patterns that parallel behaviors ...

A study recently explored how diet may amplify certain adverse health effects of the microplastics that make their way into our bodies. Researchers from INRAE, CNRS, and the University of Lille in ...

High-fat diets allow gut bacteria to travel to the brain via the vagus nerve, potentially triggering neurological disorders.