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Phoenix666 [soylentnews.org] writes:

Zinc deficiency alters the makeup of bacteria found in the intestine [futurity.org], according to a new study with chickens.

The condition affects 25 percent of the world’s population, especially in developing countries.

“We are the first to show that zinc deficiency has a significant effect on the microbial population and diversity in the intestine,” says Elad Tako, a senior scientist physiologist at the US Department of Agriculture’s Robert W. Holley Center for Agriculture and Health and a courtesy food science professor at Cornell University.

The finding is important because previous studies have shown that many diseases and physiological conditions—including depression, diabetes, obesity, and heart disease—have links to recognizable gut bacterial profiles.

Original study. [doi.org]

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