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Traditional diets may be better for children's gut microbiome than modern foods: Japanese-Thai study

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Modern dietary changes have affected gut microbiota functionality in children, who might benefit from more traditional, plant-based diets, according to researchers in Japan and Thailand. Globalisation in the food industry has led to fewer people consuming traditional diets, a pattern believed to have had an adverse impact on human health due to its alteration of the gut microbial ecosystem.

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Frontiers in Microbiology
"Urban Diets Linked to Gut Microbiome and Metabolome Alterations in Children: A Comparative Cross-Sectional Study in Thailand"
Authors: Juma Kisuse, et al.

Links: https://www.nutraingredients-usa.com/Article/2018/09/26/Traditional-diets-may-be-better-for-children-s-gut-microbiome-than-modern-foods-Japanese-Thai-study

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