Announcement: How Modern Diets Damage the Gut Barrier and Drive Chronic Disease

Last updated: 05/08/2026 15:30

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High-fat, low-fibre diets, food additives, and irregular eating patterns damage the gut barrier through three converging mechanisms: reduced short-chain fatty acid production, mucus layer thinning, and circadian desynchronisation. These changes drive low-grade inflammation linked to obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease. — Photo by 女子正真 on Pexels (Pexels License)

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Modern high-fat, low-fibre diets + food additives + irregular eating = a perfect storm for gut barrier damage. New research in Cell Metabolism reveals how three converging mechanisms weaken intestinal defences and trigger the low-grade inflammation underlying obesity, diabetes & heart disease. Read the full analysis.

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ByProf. Giorgi Pkhakadze

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Prof. Giorgi Pkhakadze, MD, MPH, PhD, is Editor-in-Chief of the Georgian Medical Journal and Chair of the Public Health Institute of Georgia (PHIG). He is Professor and Head of the Department of Social and Behavioural Sciences at David Tvildiani Medical University, and Secretary/Treasurer of the UEMS Section of Public Health. ORCID: 0000-0001-7609-4515.