One year after giving birth, women were less likely to have the most dangerous kind of obesity – central obesity, or “belly fat” – if they had been given probiotics from the first trimester of pregnancy, found new research that suggests manipulating the balance of bacteria in the gut may help fight obesity. Probiotics are [...]

Turmeric , an Asian spice used in curry that contains the natural compound curcumin , has a long history of use in reducing inflammation, healing wounds and relieving pain, but can it prevent diabetes ? Since inflammation plays a big role in many diseases and is believed to be involved in onset of both obesity [...]