Nutrition

Lancet review questions gluten as main driver of most ‘gluten sensitivity’ symptoms

28 अक्टूबर 2025 Heather Vogel तथ्य-जाँच किया गया

A University of Melbourne–led review published in The Lancet on October 22, 2025, argues that many symptoms attributed to non‑coeliac gluten sensitivity are more often linked to FODMAPs, other wheat components, and gut–brain interactions than to gluten itself. The authors call for better diagnostics, individualized care, and a shift away from unnecessary gluten avoidance.

International agencies decry malnutrition crisis in northern Nigeria

International non-governmental organizations have urged Nigeria's government and partners to act swiftly to save 600,000 severely malnourished children in northern states. The appeal came during the 16th Africa Food Security and Nutrition Day commemoration. Without intervention, 96,000 children risk death from October to December 2025.

New guidelines identify effective diets for chronic constipation

Researchers at King's College London have developed the first evidence-based dietary guidelines for managing chronic constipation in adults. The recommendations highlight kiwifruit, rye bread, and mineral water as helpful, while questioning the benefits of general high-fiber diets. Supplements like psyllium, probiotics, and magnesium oxide also show promise.

Neurons use fat—not just sugar—for energy, study ties pathway to rare brain disorder

26 अक्टूबर 2025 Heather Vogel तथ्य-जाँच किया गया

Researchers in Australia and Finland report that neurons can fuel themselves with fat as well as sugar, challenging long‑held assumptions about brain energy. The discovery, published in Nature Metabolism, links a lipid‑processing enzyme to a rare hereditary spastic paraplegia and suggests that targeted fatty acid supplements may restore cellular energy in laboratory models.