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Heal Your Gut: Dr. Alan Desmond On Optimizing Your Microbiome Through Plants
The Rich Roll Podcast
Diet's Impact on Gut Microbiome and Bowel Cancer Risk
A study showed that switching to a healthy diet can quickly change gut microbiome function. Another study compared colon cancer risk between Americans and Africans and found that Americans had precancerous bowel polyps, while Africans had none. After a food swap experiment, the profiles completely flipped, with Americans having a low-risk profile and Africans having a high-risk profile. This shows that diet plays a major role in cancer risk. The speaker also addresses a question about the challenges of promoting a plant-based diet and suggests considering precision nutrition where everyone's dietary needs are individualized.
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