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I love that science is catching up to the intuitive understanding of "you are what you eat". The western diet often takes a reductionist mentality that food can
by doctorcroc 11y ago
I love that science is catching up to the intuitive understanding of "you are what you eat". The western diet often takes a reductionist mentality that food can be reduced into macronutrients and micronutrients, and recombined in whatever form to generate "nutritious food". In this approach, a carb = a carb (plus/minus some fiber). However, now that we are exploring the microbiome, we are beginning to understand things like fiber playing a huge role in shaping our gut colonies, which can very heavily affect our lifestyle. I hope to see more of this science enter the mainstream!