diet Archives - Baylor College of Medicine Blog Network

Several bowls of grains, pastas, corn, seeds and beans.

Momentum

Should we be afraid of gluten?

September 23, 2024 celiac, Department of Family and Community Medicine, diet, gluten

Should everyone eliminate gluten? A Baylor College of Medicine registered dietitian weighs in on the gluten-free fad.

The Stitch

All about eating before and after weight loss surgery

March 13, 2024 Bariatric surgery, diet, MyPlate, Weight Loss

Senior registered dietitian Claire Edgemon breaks down how eating and diet works following weight loss or bariatric surgery.

A strip of uncooked beef steak seasoned with peppercorn on a cutting board.

Momentum

Is red meat intake linked to inflammation?

October 26, 2023 Children's Nutrition Research Center, diet, inflammation, Nutrition, red meat

Dr. Alexis Wood and her team published new findings about how diet effects health, including red meat and inflammation.

A person sitting in front of a clock with their arms stretched in front of them.

The Stitch

Is intermittent fasting right for you?

February 15, 2023 diet, intermittent fasting, Weight Loss and Metabolic Center

Rachel Griehs, registered dietitian, explains the pros, cons, dos and don’ts of intermittent fasting, and what to expect from it.

Momentum

Debunking fertility myths

November 28, 2022 Contraception, diet, Fertility, obstetrics and gynecology, Pregnancy

When it comes to fertility, people who want to conceive often feel overwhelmed distinguishing between fact and fiction.

A closeup shot of a baseball resting on a dirt baseball feild.

Momentum

Don’t strike out your health when you cheer for the Astros this World Series

October 27, 2022 Anxiety, baseball, diet, Flu

Whether you’re root-root-rooting for the Astros at the stadium or with friends and family at home, our experts offer some tips to make sure you

From The Labs

Connecting the dots between lactating mother’s diet, milk composition, microbiome and benefits of mother’s milk

January 26, 2021 Breastfeeding, diet, HMO, metabolic health, milk microbiome, Research

This study reports the first evidence that the mother’s diet while breastfeeding can shape the profile of HMOs, a type of food for microbes, which in turn modifies the functional abilities of the milk microbiome.

From The Labs

Your microbiome is what you eat

July 30, 2019 Colorectal Cancer, diet, Fusobacteria, microbiome, Research

When you eat, you also feed your microbiome and influence the structure of the microbial community in the gut. Understanding how all this is connected

From The Labs

It’s all connected: circadian clock, microbiome and response to diet

June 30, 2017 circadian clock, diet, metabolism, microbiome, mouse model, Npas2 gene

Disrupt the circadian clock, and metabolism will change. Alter the microbiome and, again, metabolism will change. Would altering the circadian clock affect the microbiome? Dr.

From The Labs

Rap1, a potential new target to treat obesity

October 19, 2016 diet, high-fat diet, leptin, Obesity, Rap1

Understanding how the body keeps a healthy weight is like solving a puzzle with pieces still missing. Some of the unknown pieces are genes located

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