Africa's numerous cultures have long enjoyed a heritage of diets based on items known to be good for gut and metabolic health ...

A modern Western diet, high in processed foods and low in whole plant-based foods, can contribute to chronic inflammation but ...

A study from Tanzania reveals that diet has a significant impact on the immune system. A dietary shift of just two weeks from ...

Africa's rich diversity in traditional diets offers unique opportunities to gain valuable insights into how food influences health.' De Mast finds it remarkable how significant the effects of diet ...

Learn about the harmful effects of a Western diet versus the benefits of traditional diets in reducing inflammation and ...

A new study shows that a switch of just two weeks from a traditional African diet to a Western diet causes inflammation, ...

The study asked people to switch their diets for two weeks, and then tracked changes to their immune and metabolic systems.

The health effects of the highly processed Western diet lasted long after the men returned to their African regimens ...

Switching to a Western diet from a traditional African diet for as little as two weeks is linked with inflammation and a weakened immune response to pathogens, latest research has shown.

A switch of just two weeks from a traditional African diet to a Western diet causes inflammation, reduces the immune response to pathogens, and activates processes associated with lifestyle diseases.

Urbanization and increased availability of processed foods in Africa are shifting dietary patterns, with many people abandoning traditional diets for Western-style diets. To explore the effects of ...