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However, they're comparing against no gut bacteria at all, a condition never found in nature. Gut bacteria are necessary for mammals to digest some foods. "Elim
by tlb 2y ago
However, they're comparing against no gut bacteria at all, a condition never found in nature. Gut bacteria are necessary for mammals to digest some foods. "Eliminating all gut bacteria harms fetal development" could be another title.
It'd be more interesting to compare different plausible microbiomes.
- kulahan 2y agoI think there is a problem with defining what a plausible microbiome even is!
- CoastalCoder 2y ago> However, they're comparing against no gut bacteria at all, a condition never found in nature. Maybe not in nature, but I wonder if it's a similar situation to human mothers who have recently taken a heavy course of antibiotics. IIUC, that can somewhat nuke one's gut flora.