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A Literature Review of the Health Effects of a Plant Based Diet versus an Animal Based Diet [PDF]

, 2013
Health and nutrition can mean a myriad of things to many people in today’s culture. The majority of the time people are unaware of the proper nutrients their body needs and how to get them from food.
Cote, James
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Taxonomic Features and Comparison of the Gut Microbiome from Two Edible Fungus-Farming Termites (Macrotermes falciger, M. natalensis) Harvested in the Vhembe District of Limpopo, South Africa [PDF]

, 2019
Background Termites are an important food resource for many human populations around the world, and are a good supply of nutrients. The fungus-farming ‘higher’ termite members of Macrotermitinae are also consumed by modern great apes and are implicated ...
Duncan, Frances D., Hofman, Courney A., Honap, Tanvi P., Lesnik, Julie, Lewis, Cecil M., Netschifhefhe, Shandukani R., Schnorr, Stephanie L.   +6 more
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Ginseng polysaccharides prevent mastitis through Lactobacillus murinus‐derived deoxycholic acid and TGR5 signaling

iMetaOmics, EarlyView.
Prebiotic Ginseng polysaccharides (GP) alleviate mastitis through selective enrichment of gut L. murinus, which elevates its anti‐inflammatory metabolite deoxycholic acid (DCA). Circulating DCA engages mammary epithelial TGR5 receptors, triggering the cAMP–PKA pathway to suppress NF‐κB/NLRP3‐mediated inflammation.
Zhijie Zheng, Huiying Liu, Sizhe Chen, Jianhui Gu, Sisi Cai, Xiang Liu, Raphaela I. Lau, Yao Zhang, Sunjae Lee, Xiaoyan Wang, Kewei Fan, Xiaole Yin, Hein Min Tun, Renyou Gan, Haichong Wu, Qi Su   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

The role of the gut microbiome in the regulation of high‐altitude adaptation

iMeta, EarlyView.
This study is the first to elucidate mechanisms of high‐altitude adaptation from the perspective of the rumen ecosystem by using indigenous yaks and Holstein cows that have lived at high altitude since birth as comparative models. Through a systematic comparison of their rumen ecology using multi‐omics approaches—including rumen metagenomics ...
Xinyu Zhang, Senlin Zhu, Michael Kreuzer, Shoukun Ji, Wei Wang, Yanliang Bi, Shengli Li   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Why meat-eaters reject calls for a meat-free diet: Social norm and messenger effects in two meat-eating cultures

Environmental Research Communications
Eating meat is central to most cultures but produces substantial personal carbon emissions, contributing to the climate crisis. We compare the effectiveness of vegan versus meat-eating messengers on support for adopting an environmentally-friendly vegan ...
J Lukas Thürmer, Christoph Bamberg, Anton Kurapov, Jens Blechert, Diana Taut, Mihaela Gotea, Sean M McCrea, Katharina Eichin, Gudrun Sproesser   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Quality of life of female and male vegetarian and vegan endurance runners compared to omnivores – results from the NURMI study (step 2)

Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition, 2018
Background Health-related effects of a vegetarian or vegan diet are known to support parameters positively affecting exercise performance in athletes, whereas knowledge about psyche and wellbeing is sparse. Therefore, the aim of the Nutrition and Running
Patrick Boldt, Beat Knechtle, Pantelis Nikolaidis, Christoph Lechleitner, Gerold Wirnitzer, Claus Leitzmann, Thomas Rosemann, Katharina Wirnitzer   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Characterization of shifts of koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) intestinal microbial communities associated with antibiotic treatment. [PDF]

, 2018
Koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus) are arboreal marsupials native to Australia that eat a specialized diet of almost exclusively eucalyptus leaves.
Dahlhausen, Katherine E, Doroud, Ladan, Eisen, Jonathan A, Firl, Alana J, Polkinghorne, Adam   +4 more
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Turning Down Mum's Cooking: The Ethics of Dietary Difference within Families

Journal of Applied Philosophy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Although food ethicists have called for greater attention to the relational context of eating for over a decade, the context of ‘eating with family’ remains largely ignored. But the family is both a morally specific relational context and one within which many people do most of their eating.
Megan A. Dean
wiley   +1 more source

Taking Hunger Seriously [PDF]

, 2004
An argument is advanced to show that affluent and moderately affluent people, like you and me, are morally obligated: To provide modest financial support for famine relief organizations and/or other humanitanan organizations working to reduce the amount ...
Engel Jr, Mylan
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Comparing the environmental impacts of meatless and meat-containing meals in the United States [PDF]

, 2019
This study compares the environmental impacts of meatless and meat-containing meals in the United States according to consumption data in order to identify commercial opportunities to lower environmental impacts of meals.
Del Duce, Andrea, Dettling, Jon, Ernstoff, Alexi, Faist, Mireille, Mandlebaum, Sarah, Tu, Qingshi   +5 more
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