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It's Not Yet Clear How to Boost the Microbiome. But Diet Is the Best Bet
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<blockquote data-quote="cheryl" data-source="post: 300" data-attributes="member: 1"><p><a href="http://time.com/5360407/microbiome-diet-gut-health/" target="_blank"><strong>It's Not Yet Clear How to Boost the Microbiome. But Diet Is the Best Bet - Time</strong></a></p><p></p><p>The gut microbiome—the billions of bacteria that live inside the human digestive tract—is the focus of some of today’s most exciting and compelling medical research. Studies have linked microbiome-related imbalances to health conditions ranging from <a href="http://time.com/3761083/high-fat-diet-obesity-depression-linked-study/" target="_blank">depression</a> and <a href="http://time.com/4587498/parkinsons-disease-gut-bacteria/" target="_blank">Parkinson’s disease</a> to <a href="http://time.com/4030145/bacteria-microbiome-cholesterol-levels/" target="_blank">heart disease</a>. Some researchers have even started referring to the microbiome as a <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1500832/" target="_blank">“forgotten organ”</a> because of the indispensable role it plays in human health.</p><p></p><p>It’s fairly clear that the foods a person eats—or doesn’t eat—can affect the composition of his or her microbiome. <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20368178/" target="_blank">Research</a> on mice has shown that switching from a fiber-and-antioxidant rich Mediterranean diet to a Western diet heavy in fat and protein can alter the microbiome’s population within a day. Also, <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28249783/" target="_blank">diets high in sugar</a> are able to decrease microbiome diversity within a week—a shift <a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212877816000387" target="_blank">that has been associated</a> with irritable bowel syndrome and diabetes. Researchers have also found that <a href="http://time.com/5035160/antibiotics-colitis/" target="_blank">antibiotics</a> or <a href="http://time.com/4339866/triclosan-antibacterial-soap-safety/" target="_blank">antibacterials</a> are able to knock down or disrupt the human body’s microflora in ways that could promote disease or illness.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cheryl, post: 300, member: 1"] [URL='http://time.com/5360407/microbiome-diet-gut-health/'][B]It's Not Yet Clear How to Boost the Microbiome. But Diet Is the Best Bet - Time[/B][/URL] The gut microbiome—the billions of bacteria that live inside the human digestive tract—is the focus of some of today’s most exciting and compelling medical research. Studies have linked microbiome-related imbalances to health conditions ranging from [URL='http://time.com/3761083/high-fat-diet-obesity-depression-linked-study/']depression[/URL] and [URL='http://time.com/4587498/parkinsons-disease-gut-bacteria/']Parkinson’s disease[/URL] to [URL='http://time.com/4030145/bacteria-microbiome-cholesterol-levels/']heart disease[/URL]. Some researchers have even started referring to the microbiome as a [URL='https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1500832/']“forgotten organ”[/URL] because of the indispensable role it plays in human health. It’s fairly clear that the foods a person eats—or doesn’t eat—can affect the composition of his or her microbiome. [URL='https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20368178/']Research[/URL] on mice has shown that switching from a fiber-and-antioxidant rich Mediterranean diet to a Western diet heavy in fat and protein can alter the microbiome’s population within a day. Also, [URL='https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28249783/']diets high in sugar[/URL] are able to decrease microbiome diversity within a week—a shift [URL='https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212877816000387']that has been associated[/URL] with irritable bowel syndrome and diabetes. Researchers have also found that [URL='http://time.com/5035160/antibiotics-colitis/']antibiotics[/URL] or [URL='http://time.com/4339866/triclosan-antibacterial-soap-safety/']antibacterials[/URL] are able to knock down or disrupt the human body’s microflora in ways that could promote disease or illness. [/QUOTE]
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