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Are personalised diets the best way to be healthy?

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The Food Myths Doctor Spector Defended

Doctor spector asked volunteers to send samples of their poo in the post. He sequenced them and looked at twins where one was over weight adone skinny. The skinnier twin had a more diverse microb, greater numbers of different species. Two microbes, christin sanella and acamancia, were especially effective. Doctor says these microbes stuck out of the crowd, meaning they were easy to notice for the positive effect. But remember, look after your gut, and your gut will look after you. Good bye.

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