Food as medicine. Or is it?
Scientists have found that palm oil reduces the effectiveness of certain types of antibiotics. The resistance of microorganisms to antibiotics is one of the biggest scares of the 21st century. Their growing resistance is a perfectly natural phenomenon, but it is also accelerated by the frequent and excessive use of antibiotics. One way to get rid of resistant bacteria is to use a combination of multiple drugs. However, combination treatment often brings with it a range of unwanted side effects. These can also occur [...]