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Diet should be a tool for researchers, not a treatment

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Peter J. Turnbaugh explains why scientists can’t tell you what to eat to prevent disease.

Email Bluesky Facebook LinkedIn Reddit Whatsapp X You have full access to this article via your institution. Download PDF A recent report 1 about the health consequences of eating red and processed meat renewed long-standing debates about what evidence should be required before the public are told what foods they should avoid. For me, this subject hits especially close to home — my lab’s research shows that meat consumption alters the human and mouse gut microbiomes, and I am frequently asked if meat is “bad for gut microbes”. Our results indicate that meat consumption promotes the growth of b

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