A recent murine study explored the impact of sugar on the gut microbiome, and how these changes in the gut microbiome can influence the likelihood of developing metabolic syndrome. Scroll through for the findings! What are your thoughts on the article? Let me know in the comments below! Original Publication: Kawano Y, Edwards M, Huang Y, et al. Microbiota imbalance induced by dietary sugar disrupts immune-mediated protection from metabolic syndrome. Cell. 2022;185(19):3501-3519.e20. doi:10.1016/j.cell.2022.08.005 Nature Article: A sugary diet wrecks gut microbes — and their anti-obesity efforts. Nature. 2022;609(7927):445-445. doi:10.1038/d41586-022-02775-9 If you want to learn more about the science of the food-mood connection, specific foods to eat for different mental health conditions, and recipes using them, check out my book THIS IS YOUR BRAIN ON FOOD, and subscribe to my free NEWSLETTER, both at the link in bio! 📚 #ThisIsYourBrainOnFood #BrainFoodLove #DrUma #NutritionalPsychiatry #happyguthappymind