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A Rhythmic Small Intestinal Microbiome Prevents Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes

In mouse models, researchers found that how much animals ate and when altered their gut microbiome, sometimes for the worse. Photo credit: Public domain — original work of the U.S. Federal Government

Researchers found that in mice how much they ate and when altered the nature of their gut microbiome: too much food too frequently resulted in poorer microbial and metabolic health.

An estimated 500 to 1,000 bacterial species reside in each person’s gut, perhaps numbering 100,000 trillion microorganisms...

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