Hangry bacteria in your gut microbiome are linked to chronic disease – feeding them what they need could lead to happier cells and a healthier body

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Hangry bacteria in your gut microbiome are linked to chronic ******** – feeding them what they need could lead to happier cells and a healthier body

Diet-related chronic *********

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a

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in the U.S.

Nearly half the population has

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. Over 40% are

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has Alzheimer’s ********, the development of which researchers are exploring the

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. Poor diet is also linked to

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and

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. It was responsible for

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and accounted for

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in U.S. health care spending in 2016.

Though ********* waists are getting *******, research is showing that the gut microbiome – the bacteria living in our digestive tracts – and the energy-producing compartments of cells, the mitochondria, remain hungry for nutrients missing in the ********* diet.

I am a

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who has spent over 20 years studying how food can affect the gut microbiome and whole body health. The ultraprocessed food that makes up an

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has removed vital nutrients from food. Adding those nutrients back may be important for health in part by feeding the microbiome and mitochondria that turn food into fuel.

Your health is what you eat

Research has consistently shown that the

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and

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are associated with better health and longer lives, and

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like soda, chips and fast food, among others, are linked with

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such as diabetes, cardiovascular ********, ******* and other *********.

But improving the diet of an individual, let alone a population, is challenging. Whole foods are sometimes

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and

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for modern lifestyles and preferences. Furthermore, food processing can be beneficial by

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.

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in particular extends shelf life by removing the germ and bran that otherwise rapidly spoil. Long-term storage of affordable calories has helped address

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, a primary challenge in public health.

Much of the public health conversation around diet has focused on what to avoid: added sugars and refined carbs, some fats, salt and additives. But modern food processing, while increasing the concentration of some nutrients, has removed other key nutrients, producing potential

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. Equally important is

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into diets: fibers,

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, micronutrients, missing fats and fermented foods.

Only 5% of the U.S. population gets

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, a prebiotic nutrient linked to metabolic, immune and neurologic health. Americans are likely also deficient in

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,

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and certain

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linked to lower rates of cardiovascular ******** and *******.

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is nature’s version of processing, creating foods with natural preservatives, flavors and vitamins. Recent research suggests fermented foods can

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and dampen systemic inflammation.

Figuring out which bioactive nutrients contribute to ******** can help both individuals and institutions develop diets and foods that are personalized to different health conditions, economic constraints and taste preferences. It can also help maximize nutrients in a way that is convenient, affordable and familiar to the modern palate.

Of microbiomes and mitochondria

Understanding how nutrients affect the gut microbiome and mitochondria could help determine which ingredients to add to the diet and which to temper.

In your lower gut, bacteria transform undigested bioactive nutrients into

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that stimulate gut hormones to slow down digestion. These signals also regulate the immune system, controlling how much of the body’s energy goes toward inflammation and fighting infection, and

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, influencing appetite and

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.

The microbiome’s biochemical signals also

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of energy-producing mitochondria across many cell types, including those in ****, muscles, heart and the brain. When these cues are

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, mitochondria

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, and their dysregulation has been linked to

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and

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. A better understanding of how diet could improve the function of the

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could help provide a way to reduce the burden of chronic ********.

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, regarded as the father of medicine, supposedly once said “Let food be thy medicine,” and a

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suggests that, yes, food can be medicine. I believe that shining a light on the

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could help societies reach a bright future in which unhealthy aging

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of growing older.

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Christopher Damman is medical and science officer at Supergut and on the scientific advisory board at BCD Biosciences.

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