Coffee, stress eating, Vitamin D, Food is Medicine, and your gut microbiome

From the blog · Adam Stetzer

Five pieces this week on what you eat, when you eat it, and what the latest research actually says. Coffee and your gut. Stress plus late-night eating. The new Vitamin D findings. New York's Food is Medicine program. And what microbiome science means for your plate.

What Happens to Your Gut and Your Mood When You Drink Coffee Every Day

A controlled 2026 Nature Communications trial proved coffee directly reshapes gut microbiome composition — bacteria dropped during abstinence and returned on reintroduction, ruling out lifestyle correlation.

Why Stress Plus Late-Night Eating Is a Double Hit to Your Gut

People in the high-stress, late-eating group showed 1.7× to 2.5× the risk of constipation and diarrhea across two independent studies with more than 15,000 participants combined.

What the New Vitamin D Study Actually Says — and What It Means for You

A peer-reviewed RCT published April 2026 found that 2,000 IU of vitamin D daily raised complete cancer remission rates from 24% to 43% in breast cancer patients receiving chemotherapy — a 19-point gap that oncologists consider clinically significant.

What Is Food Is Medicine in New York State — And Could It Help You?

New York State launched one of the most ambitious Food is Medicine programs in the country in January 2025, backed by over $7 billion in federal Medicaid funding through the NYHER 1115 Waiver.

Gut Microbiome Diet: What the New Research Actually Means for Your Plate

Your gut microbiome predicts your blood sugar and triglyceride response to a meal better than your genetics do — that central finding from the PREDICT study reframes what eating well actually means.

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