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If you’re reading this while pondering what to have for breakfast, you might want to think about whole grains, fruit, nuts: something high in fibre. Not necessarily for the good of your colon, but for your brain, your immune system and overall health. Fibre is a dietary health star, and it’s time to stop relegating it to a supporting role as roughage.
Today in The Conversation Canada, Mark Wulczynski of McMaster University writes about some of fibre’s lesser-known benefits, including its function as a prebiotic nutrient, its connection to the gut-brain axis and its role in the immune system.
“Fibres can also have microbe-independent effects on our immune system when they interact directly with receptors expressed by our cells. These beneficial effects may even help teach the immune system to be more tolerant and reduce inflammation.”
Also today:
All the best,
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Most people only consume about half of the recommended amount of dietary fibre, and it can negatively affect overall health.
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Mark Wulczynski, McMaster University
Fibre isn’t just associated with colon health; it’s associated with overall health and brain health through the gut-brain axis. But not all fibres are created equal.
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Palestinians look at the destruction after an Israeli strike in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, on Jan. 18, 2024.
(AP Photo/Fatima Shbair)
Shaun Narine, St. Thomas University (Canada)
The West no longer has credibility when it criticizes Russia, China or any other state for human rights abuses or breaches of international law due to its feeble response to Israel’s assault on Gaza.
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For some years now, it has been possible to have surgery to replace the crystalline lens, the natural lens of the eye, with an implant.
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Langis Michaud, Université de Montréal
It is possible to have surgery to replace the crystalline lens, the natural lens of the eye, with an implant — without having a cataract. But surgery has risks.
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A study saw racialized students in Ontario French immersion programs write monologues and stories about their experiences, and also invited immersion stakeholders like teachers and parents to give feedback on
race and racism in Ontario immersion programs.
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Marika Kunnas, York University, Canada
Listening to voices of racialized students in French immersion matters for creating more inclusive schooling.
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Joaquin Phoenix dans le rôle de Napoléon, dans le film de Ridley Scott. Napoléon était un législateur prolifique qui a parrainé le « Code civil des Français » à l’influence planétaire.
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Kelly Summers, MacEwan University
En mettant l’accent sur les triomphes tactiques, les erreurs de calcul et les frasques sexuelles de Napoléon, Ridley Scott néglige l’héritage paradoxal qu’il a laissé en tant que législateur.
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Arts
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Jane Steventon, University of Portsmouth
The deeply flawed but intriguing Tony Soprano opened up a whole new world of complicated relatable characters that drew audiences in their millions.
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Culture + Society
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Peter Greste, Macquarie University
New statistics show a spike in the amount of journalists jailed in the country. To protect its democracy, Israel needs to be transparent about why members of the media are arrested.
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Politics
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Stefan Wolff, University of Birmingham; Tetyana Malyarenko, National University Odesa Law Academy
Ukraine is short of men and military equipment. It urgently needs security guarantees from the west.
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Wayne Unger, Quinnipiac University
The first shoe has dropped in the Supreme Court’s process of considering whether Donald Trump is eligible to be president.
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