A broad range of evidence points to the composition of the gut microbiome providing a similar degree of influence on long-term health as is the case for lifestyle choices in diet and degree of physical activity. The relative proportions of microbial species making up the gut microbiome change with age, and much of this change appears unfavorable. Microbes that manufacture beneficial metabolites necessary for tissue function throughout the body decline in number, while microbes that <a href="https://www.fightaging.org/archives/2019/03/changes-in-the-gut-microbiome-as-the-cause-of-inflammation-and-oxidative-stress-lead…
An Example of Continued Efforts to Correlate Gut Microbiome Features with Late Life Health
A broad range of evidence points to the composition of the gut microbiome providing a similar degree of influence on long-term health as is the case for lifestyle choices in diet and degree of physical activity. The relative proportions of microbial species making up the gut microbiome change with age, and much of this change appears unfavorable. Microbes that manufacture beneficial metabolites necessary for tissue function throughout the body decline in number, while microbes that <a href="https://www.fightaging.org/archives/2019/03/changes-in-the-gut-microbiome-as-the-cause-of-inflammation-and-oxidative-stress-lead…