Carbohydrates Content / Carbohydrates Content for ٺƵ en The Dark Matter of Food: Uncovering the Structures of Carbohydrates /blog/dark-matter-food-uncovering-structures-carbohydrates <p>We’ve all heard the advice: “Eat more fiber.”</p> <p>But the reality behind that seemingly simple recommendation is much more complex when it comes to human health. While consumption of dietary fiber has been associated with decreased risks of obesity, type 2 diabetes, coronary heart disease and certain gastrointestinal disorders, honing in on how specific fibers — or more broadly, carbohydrates — from different foods affect the gut microbiome and thus human health remains a black box.</p> May 16, 2023 - 1:56pm Andy Fell /blog/dark-matter-food-uncovering-structures-carbohydrates Eat Fat, Live Longer? /news/eat-fat-live-longer <p>As more people live into their 80s and 90s, researchers have delved into the issues of health and quality of life during aging. A recent mouse study at the ٺƵ School of Veterinary Medicine sheds light on those questions by demonstrating that a high-fat, or ketogenic, diet not only increases longevity, but improves physical strength.</p> September 05, 2017 - 10:53am Katherine E Kerlin /news/eat-fat-live-longer