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Although there are exceptions to this quote from Quanta, what I concluded is that I should continue eating burgers and steak! "Strictly herbivorous tree-dwelli
by adelHBN 6y ago
Although there are exceptions to this quote from Quanta, what I concluded is that I should continue eating burgers and steak!
"Strictly herbivorous tree-dwelling ants were more likely to have an abundant microbiome, perhaps to make up for their protein-deficient diet; omnivorous and carnivorous ground-dwelling ants consumed more balanced meals and had negligible amounts of bacteria in their gut."
- __s 6y agoSo, in case you aren't being facetious, 1. different species foster different microbiomes, you're better off looking at studies of actual human dietary impact on gut bacteria: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6478664 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6478664 2. gut bacteria isn't necessarily bad (but having no gut bacteria is bad)