It's no secret that what you eat significantly impacts your health. The Western diet, often characterized by high levels of ultra-processed foods, added sugars and unhealthy fats, has long been linked ...

Move over fish and olive oil — and make way for plantain and fermented banana drink. According to a recent study in the journal Nature Medicine, traditional eating habits in rural Africa can boost the ...

A third group consumed a fermented banana drink daily. As a control, ten participants maintained their usual diet. The researchers comprehensively analyzed the function of the immune system ...

Another group of participants from urban areas, who usually consumed a Western diet, did the reverse, while a third group had a daily intake of “mbege”, a fermented banana drink traditionally ...