Modern city dwellers have lost about half their gut microbes
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Re: Modern city dwellers have lost about half their gut microbes
#2Could this explain trends like increasing food allergies in countries where more and more people are becoming urban dwellers?
Re: Modern city dwellers have lost about half their gut microbes
#3Could this explain trends like increasing food allergies in countries where more and more people are becoming urban dwellers?
It's not impossible, and it might even be plausible... But it's a really, really difficult question.
People outside of science: don't make the mistake of thinking that scientists haven't thought about this before! haha
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#4About ten years ago my former PI (second author in the below paper) did quite a job on this in Burkina Faso, analyzing the composition of the gut in children living outside cities, in cities, and a comparison with European children.
Obligatory disclaimer: I was working in his laboratory at the time, but I wasn't involved in that research.
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#5>people in U.S. cities...people in less developed parts of the world
What about people in the US who are not in cities? That's the more interesting comparison to me. Why would that be left out?
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#8"Moeller and others also suggest identifying the missing microbes may be the first step toward bringing them back. “If we determine that these groups were providing important functions to keep humans healthy,” Maccaro says, “perhaps we can restore them with probiotics.”
Oh really? Nice submarine for Actimel, Yakult etc.
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I'm unable to verify that quote.
Also, it's irrelevant, and not really true at all.