January 2016: Bonus Content

Last November, Cell published a popular study explaining how the glycemic response to foods can differ greatly by individual. This landmark paper on personalized nutrition has since yielded follow-up research and a perspective on how our gut microbes play a role in our individual responses to diet. Catarina Sacristan discusses the findings with Eran Elinav and Eran Segal of the Weizmann Institute of Science.

Related Papers: Cell Host & Microbe, Zmora, Zeevi, and Korem et al.: Taking it Personally: Personalized Utilization of the Human Microbiome in Health and Disease; Cell, Levy and Thaiss et al.: Microbiota-Modulated Metabolites Shape the Intestinal Microenvironment by Regulating NLRP6 Inflammasome Signaling; Cell, Zeevi and Korem et al.: Personalized Nutrition by Prediction of Glycemic Responses