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Western Diet Blocks Gut Microbiome Recovery After Antibiotics (neurosciencenews.com)
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[–] [email protected] -2 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Im assuming they think the western diet is 24/7 fastfood, like checkers/rallys none of the healthier options

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 weeks ago

If one is poor, doesn't have garden space or time for gardening, because they are working multiple jobs to keep the rent paid, lives in a food desert area all of the fast food options become more likely. And yes, with education one could learn to sprout lentils, connect directly with farmers to cut costs by buying bulk/direct, etc. Many towns have organizations that work for food security, but not everyone benefits from these.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 weeks ago

Current research show children in the UK and US on average consume 60% of their calories from UPF. So, to your point: Yes, and it's backed with stats.

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11346253/

In developed countries such as the UK and the USA, UPF represents more than 60% of the calories consumed in children’s and adolescents’ diets. In some Latin American countries such as Chile and Mexico, it is more than one-third of the total calories consumed by children 1–19 years old