Gut Microbes Content / Gut Microbes Content for ºÙºÙÊÓƵ en Should There Be More Microbes on Your Plate? /food/news/should-there-be-more-microbes-your-plate Friendly microbes from raw and fermented foods have not been measured as part of our diets - until now. ºÙºÙÊÓƵ researchers find Americans are increasing their intake of friendly microbes, which are good for gut health and can promote a healthy immune system. May 18, 2022 - 9:19am Amy M Quinton /food/news/should-there-be-more-microbes-your-plate Gut Bacteria Differences Between Black and White Women Linked to Insulin Sensitivity /news/gut-bacteria-differences-between-black-and-white-women-linked-insulin-sensitivity A ºÙºÙÊÓƵ study finds significant differences in gut bacteria between Black and white women, even after accounting for insulin sensitivity status. January 19, 2022 - 11:00am Amy M Quinton /news/gut-bacteria-differences-between-black-and-white-women-linked-insulin-sensitivity How Gut Microbes Promote Antibodies in Breast Milk /blog/how-gut-microbes-promote-antibodies-breast-milk <p>Breast milk contains antibodies, especially a type called immunoglobulin A or IgA, that prevent gastrointestinal problems and promote survival and well-being in infants. A new study led by Tomonori Nochi at Tohoku University in Japan, with&nbsp;<a href="https://animalscience.ucdavis.edu/people/faculty/russ-hovey">Professor Russell Hovey</a>&nbsp;at the ºÙºÙÊÓƵ Department of Animal Science, shows how microbes in the gut are connected to IgA in breast milk.</p> September 08, 2021 - 8:01am Andy Fell /blog/how-gut-microbes-promote-antibodies-breast-milk Protein-Trapped Sugar Compounds Nourish Infant Gut Microbes /news/protein-trapped-sugar-compounds-nourish-infant-gut-microbes <p>ºÙºÙÊÓƵ researchers have shown that it is the sugar part of a sugar-protein compound found in both human and cow’s milk that feeds the health-promoting microbes in babies’ intestines.</p> April 15, 2016 - 10:47am Patricia Bailey /news/protein-trapped-sugar-compounds-nourish-infant-gut-microbes