Tribal community diets shape unique gut bacteria, finds study

Tribal community diets shape unique gut bacteria, finds study

Study of eight Indian tribal groups finds traditional diets—especially dairy and grains—shape distinct gut microbes, highlighting need for India-specific probiotics.

'Peering into the black box of nutrition': Study tracks diets

Dr. Mark Ciesielski, left and shown here while still a doctoral student, and Tom Clerkin, a research technician in the University of North Carolina Noble Lab. Photo: Maggie May/UNC Research Technology used to track COVID-19 in municipal wastewater is now being used to track populations’ dietary habits, according to a new paper released last week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Dr. Rachel Noble, a professor at the Universi…