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The future of health might be less about restriction and more about strategic abundance

We've been having the wrong conversation about food. For decades, the debate has endlessly revolved around what we should eliminate—meat, dairy, carbs, fat, gluten, sugar. 

We've turned eating into a game of nutritional Jenga, carefully removing blocks and hoping our health doesn't fall apart. But what if the most effective intervention isn't about removing things at all? 

An extensive study examining the gut microbiomes.

Gut microbiome signatures of vegan, vegetarian and omnivore diets and associated health outcomes across 21,561 individuals

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