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Variety in Diet Can Hamper Microbial Diversity in the Gut

AUSTIN, Texas — Scientists from The University of Texas at Austin and five other institutions have discovered that the more diverse the diet of a fish, the less diverse are the microbes living in its gut. If the effect is confirmed in humans, it could mean that the combinations of foods people eat can influence the diversity of their gut microbes. (more…)

Obesity-Related Gut Bacteria Higher in People in Northern Climes

By Guest PostFebruary 19, 2014Healthbacteroidetes, firmicutes, gut bacteria, gut microbes, gut microbiota, human gut, obesity

People living in northern latitudes have more gut bacteria linked to obesity compared with people living in southern latitudes, a new study has found

People living in cold, northern latitudes have bacteria in their guts that may predispose them to obesity, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Arizona and the University of California, Berkeley. (more…)

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Variety in Diet Can Hamper Microbial Diversity in the Gut

Obesity-Related Gut Bacteria Higher in People in Northern Climes