Recent research by Prof. Frances Sladek, an ETOX faculty member, Prof. James Borneman, Research Scientist Poonam Deol (shown above in photo from UC Riverside News) and colleagues has shown that the consumption of elevated levels of soybean oil by mice alters the bacterial microflora in the gut and resulted in a high incidence of colitis - a form of inflammatory bowel disease, or IBD, characterized by chronic inflammation of the large intestine. Their studies indicate that olive oil, which has lower amounts of linoleic acid, is a healthier oil to consume. Their work was published in the journal Gut Microbes. A news release with more detail can be found at UC Riverside News.
More recently, their work has also been featured on an ABC7 Eyewitness News segment in the Southern California area. Our congratulations to Frances, Poonam and James for the recognition of their research.
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