Prebiotic Soda Claims Under Scrutiny as Study Questions Their Gut Health Benefits

Recent research has prompted closer scrutiny of prebiotic sodas, suggesting that not all beverages marketed for gut health provide the same nutritional value. Researchers found that some commercially available prebiotic sodas contained relatively high amounts of sugar and lower amounts of dietary fiber than consumers might expect based on their health-focused marketing, raising questions about…

Prebiotic Soda Claims Under Scrutiny as Study Questions Their Gut Health Benefits

Gut Cells That Can Combat IBD

TOPLINE Loss-of-function mutations in G protein-coupled receptor 15 (GPR15) were associated with early-onset inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) through impaired homing of regulatory CD8+ T cells to the colonic mucosa. These GPR15-guided CD8+ regulatory T cells (CD8+ TIGR) suppressed intestinal inflammation by killing activated macrophages, and their deficiency led to macrophage accumulation and severe colitis. METHODOLOGY…

Gut Cells That Can Combat IBD