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Mediterranean diet yields better gut flora

A study by University of Chicago researchers, published in Nature, provides evidence that a Mediterranean diet leads to a healthier, more resilient gut microbiome than a typical Western-style diet.

“The modern Western-style diet—high in processed foods, red meat, dairy products, and sugar—alters the composition of the gut microbiome in ways that can have a huge impact on health,” according to an article on the University of Chicago web…