Obesity affects the diversity of the gut microbiota, and intentional manipulation of community structure may be useful for regulating energy balance in obese individuals.
C. Scott O'Hara will join the H.J. Heinz Company on January 1, 2006, in the newly created position of executive vice president -- Asia Pacific and Rest of the World.
Research conducted in Britain has warned that people who switch to sea or rock salt instead of ordinary salt in the belief that it is better for their health are sadly mistaken.