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Biology in Context- Gut Microbiota and Nutrition
Read the following article and answer the questions.
Role of the Gut Microbiota in Nutrition and Health
https://www.bmj.com/content/361/bmj.k2179 Click PDF
Questions:
1.) Who is the author and what is her roles?
2.) Where was this article published?
3.) List three main findings of the article that pertain to nutrition and gut microbiota.
4.) What are prebiotics? What are probiotics? Please compare and contrast the two.
5.) In your own words, summarize the article in 4-5 sentences.
6.) In clinical practice and in clinical nutrition, what are some conditions or instances that you may support the use of prebiotics and/or probiotics?
