Recent research by the Institute for Systems Biology reveals that the frequency of bowel movements significantly affects long-term health, influencing various physiological processes and potentially impacting chronic disease risk. Analyzing data from over 1,400 individuals, the study connects bowel movement patterns with health markers such as gut microbiome composition and blood metabolites, suggesting that maintaining a “Goldilocks zone” of daily bowel movements could be crucial for optimal health.
Researchers at the Institute for Systems Biology (ISB) have found significant correlations between age, sex, and BMI, and the frequency of bowel movements.
Everybody poops, but not every day. New research from the Institute for Systems Biology (ISB) indicates that the frequency of bowel movements is connected to long-term health.
An ISB-led research team examined the clinical, lifestyle, and multi-omic data of more than 1,400 healthy adults. How often people poop, they found, can have a large influence on one’s physiology and health. Their findings were recently published in the journal DOI: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2024.101646
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