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That was my question to... This discovery paves the way for potentially highly innovative protective strategies -- through the administration of a bacterial
by blakesterz 4y ago
That was my question to...
This discovery paves the way for potentially highly innovative protective strategies -- through the administration of a bacterial cocktail, for example, or of pre-biotics to feed the "good" bacteria in our intestine.
Do we know what GOOD bacteria are or what diet to follow to get them where we want them? Do those same GOOD bacteria help with other things like heart disease?
- CommanderData 4y agoI did some reading on 'good bacteria' for bone health and my take away was it can depend person to person. I wouldn't be surprised if there isn't a one sized fits all here. Probably having a big diverse population is better than shooting yourself with a few strains, as we get older we have less diversity of gut bacteria and interesting the younger have the opposite. I'm unsure how? we're generally consuming the same foods, if not better quality comparatively to younger people?
- srcreigh 4y agoAntibiotics, poor diet over time. I wonder if alcohol has any effect too.
- giraffe_lady 4y agoOlder people do drop foods and change diet in response to other things that change with age, like allergies, dentition, digestion, blood pressure or diabetes. Old people aren't just young people with years you accumulate stuff and change your life in response. I heavily doubt that's the main reason for this difference, but old people diets are a healthcare trope for a reason.