Issue #73 (November 2020)

• News: The gut microbiome probably plays a significant role in type 1 diabetes
  Recent research provides substantial evidence that gut microbiota can play a big part in new-onset type 1 diabetes.
• Can switching from meat to plant-based meat alternatives reduce cardiovascular disease risk?
  This study found that replacing meat with Beyond Meat lowers both TMAO and LDL-C.
• Deep Dive: Does beta-alanine improve training performance?
  If there are any effects present, they're mostly small. But small effects can still be worthwhile for some competitive athletes.
• Probiotics for celiac disease
  The current evidence is promising but should be seen as preliminary and weak. A lot more research needs to be done to see which probiotics, if any, work well for celiac disease.
• Nulls: September-October 2020
  Know new nulls now!
• Is honey an effective remedy for symptoms of upper respiratory tract infections? Open Access
  This meta-analysis hints at a small-to-moderate effect, but the overall quality of the evidence ain't great.
• Deep Dive: Does supplementing the sunshine vitamin impact colorectal cancer outcomes?
  This meta-analysis suggests that supplementing vitamin D can improve cancer-specific outcomes in people with colorectal cancer.
• Deep Dive: Reducing common vertigo with vitamin D and calcium
  This large, long trial found a pretty strong effect of supplementation on benign paroxysmal positional vertigo recurrence. But there are some problems beneath the surface of these promising findings.

Researchers

Wyatt Brown; Dylan T. Dahlquist, MSc, CSCS; Antonis Damianou, MSc; Brad Dieter, PhD; Rachel Hathcock, BSN, RN, CCRA; Nick Milazzo, MS(c); Katherine Pett, MS, RDN; Thomas Reichhart, MSc; Brandon Roberts PhD, MS, CSCS; Lucas Roldos Saibene, BSc, MSc(c); Jill Ryer-Powder, PhD; Lucas Tafur, PhD

Editors

Gregory Lopez, MA, PharmD

Reviewers

Stephan Guyenet, PhD & Adel Moussa, PhD

Copy Editor

Dmitri Barvinok

Infographics

Antonius Khengdro & Calla Lee