Thiamine and your gut, a fat-burning hormone that does not kill your appetite, creatine for women over 50, and the 10-minute walk that moves the needle on blood sugar

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From the blog · Adam Stetzer

A strong week of research landed on the site. A common B vitamin turns out to have a direct gut motility connection. A newly understood hormone burns fat without suppressing appetite. The creatine-for-women story keeps getting stronger. And the simplest habit for blood sugar management — a 10-minute walk after eating — has more data behind it than most people realize.

The Common Vitamin Quietly Linked to Better Digestion: What New Thiamine Research Means for Your Gut

A January 2026 genetic study in 268,606 people found that genes controlling thiamine transport and activation (SLC35F3 and XPR1) are directly linked to gut motility and bowel movement frequency — a previously unrecognized role for vitamin B1.

The Natural Hormone That Burns Fat Instead of Killing Your Appetite: What the FGF21 Breakthrough Means

Researchers at the University of Oklahoma identified the exact brain circuit through which FGF21 — a naturally occurring liver hormone — reverses obesity in mice, publishing in Cell Reports on April 16, 2026.

The Nutrient Your Gut Bacteria Make That Scientists Just Figured Out: What Queuosine Means for Your Brain

Scientists solved a 30-year mystery in April 2026: the gene SLC35F2 is the transporter that allows queuosine to enter human cells, published in PNAS by teams at University of Florida, Trinity College Dublin, San Diego State, and Ohio State.

Creatine for Women Over 50: What the Research Actually Says About Muscle, Brain, and Bone

Creatine for women over 50 is one of the fastest-growing topics in nutrition research — and one of the most misunderstood. For decades this supplement lived alm

Walk 10 Minutes After Eating: The Simple Habit That Actually Moves the Needle on Blood Sugar

I didn't start taking post-meal walks because I read a study. I started because I was trying to heal my stomach.

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