Topic
Probiotics, fibre, and gut health claims, separated into proven, promising, and oversold.
Gut & Digestion
Ispaghula husk is not absorbed and does not appear in breast milk. But Cochrane pooled every trial of treating constipation in pregnancy and got 180 women.
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Gut & Digestion
Cochrane pooled 18 trials of milk thistle and found no effect on mortality. Stacking things onto a weak base does not fix the base.
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Gut & Digestion
A Nature Medicine trial found this gut bacterium cut weight regain after dieting. The catch is the form used, and most products on the shelf are not it.
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Gut & Digestion
Probiotics are sold for everything from immunity to mood. Here's where the evidence is genuinely strong, where it's weak, and how to choose one that works.
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