Child watching parent prepare vegetables. (Microsoft Stock Images)

Belly Pain May Begin in the Gut

Studies globally have shown that approximately 1 in 10 children suffer from recurring belly pain, and approximately 1 in 3 of those children will experience belly pain as adults. These disorders are often a mystery to solve, because they can be linked to the individual diets of each child or adult. However, research also showed that many children around the world, including in the U.S., have unhealthy diets.

ARS researchers are finding that changing the diets of these individuals is one of the key treatments to these disorders. Learn more...

The Agricultural Research Service is the U.S. Department of Agriculture's chief scientific in-house research agency. Daily, ARS focuses on solutions to agricultural problems affecting America. Each dollar invested in agricultural research results in $20 of economic impact.