Junk Food Kills Bacteria That Protect Against Obesity, Heart Disease and Cancer, Study Finds
April 18th, 2016This is from 2015.
Via: Telegraph:
Eating junk food kills stomach bacteria which protect against obesity, diabetes, cancer, heart disease, inflammatory bowel conditions and autism, fresh studies have found.
The human gut contains around 3,500 difference microbial species, which together make up some three pounds in weight.
Scientists now believe a diet based on a limited range of highly processed foods, rather than those found in a balanced, healthy diet, can wipe out the number of stomach flora by more than a third.
The discovery could explain why some people put on weight while others don’t, despite eating roughly similar amounts of fat, sugar, protein and carbohydrates.
The finding emerged from studies conducted by Tim Spector, professor of genetic epidemiology at King’s College London.
