Gut Health Linked To Air Quality, Unprecedented Study Shows
by Craig T Lee
BOULDER, Colo. — Most studies into gut health focus on the diet, but could the air we breathe upset our stomachs too? That’s the conclusion of a news study out of the University of Colorado, Boulder. Researchers say poor air quality can have an adverse effect on the human microbiome and ultimately worsen gut health.
The
study in the journal
Environment International is the first-of-its-kind to connect gut health with air quality.
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Researchers find ozone has the greatest impact on gut health, with an 11-percent variation between the adults. They add gender, ethnicity, and diet all have less of an impact
on your microbiome than ozone changes. Those with higher exposure to this gaseous pollutant have less variety in their gut bacteria.
“This is important since lower (bacteria) diversity has been linked with obesity and type 2 diabetes,” warns Alderete...
