'Gut health' is a term increasingly used in the medical literature and by the food industry. It covers multiple positive aspects of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract, such as the effective digestion and absorption of food, the absence of GI…
Calorie restriction (CR) and fasting are common approaches to weight reduction, but the maintenance is difficult after resuming food consumption. Meanwhile, the gut microbiome associated with energy harvest alters dramatically in response…
The substantial burden of colorectal cancer and increasing trend in young adults highlight the importance of lifestyle modification as a complement to screening for colorectal cancer prevention.
The gut microbiota has been linked to the development of obesity and type 2 diabetes (T2D). The underlying mechanisms as to how intestinal microbiota may contribute to T2D are only partly understood.
Kýla, neboli vychlípení pobřišnice je častým onemocněním. Vzniká tam, kde je břišní stěna zeslabena nebo postižena (např. jizvy, mezisvalové štěrbiny), či a dochází ke zvýšenému nitrobřišnímu tlaku vinou obezity, v době těhotenství, při…
The objectives of this review on “leaky gut” for clinicians are to discuss the components of the intestinal barrier, the diverse measurements of intestinal permeability, their perturbation in non-inflammatory “stressed states”, and the…
Mezinárodní číslo bankovního účtu (IBAN z anglického International Bank Account Number) je mezinárodně dohodnutý systém identifikace bankovních účtů přes státní hranice, který usnadňuje komunikaci a zpracování zahraničních transakcí se…