• some_kind_of_guy@lemmy.world
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    18 hours ago

    Intestinal flora is a common phrase in English, too. Or “gut flora”. It’s one of those old 19th century scientific phrases which has stuck around.

    Like this, err, gentleman (who apparently wants to drag us back to that past) we used to believe gut bacteria to be plant-based. Science caught up, but the term has had sticking power. It seems to be a favorite of marketers of probiotic supplements.

    “Microbiota” or just the straightforward “gut bacteria” would be more accurate and modern. But of course, everyone except for this guy already knows that.

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      14 hours ago

      Did he read/hear about gut flora somewhere, and get his eggs scrambled?

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      13 hours ago

      there is valid science in gut microbiome, the Pseudoscience take on is, the "leaky gut, or inflammatory diet bs.