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Food label nutrition facts matter to you, but don't tell you much about your gut microbes

  • Written by Abigail Johnson, Postdoctoral Associate, University of Minnesota
Food label nutrition facts matter to you, but don't tell you much about your gut microbesWhat nutrients will help the microbes in your gut thrive? Rocketclips, Inc./Shutterstock.com

It seems like every day a new study is published that links the bacteria in the gut to a specific disease or health condition. The allure of research like ours and that of other groups is that it might eventually be possible to give personalized...

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