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The Gut Microbiome’s Connection to COVID-19
By Adam Sharp on September 7, 2021
There is growing evidence that COVID-19 severity is influenced by our gut microbiome. Those who have high levels of beneficial, symbiotic bacteria in their guts tend to have better outcomes than those who have “dysbiosis” (unhealthy gut microbiomes). A study in the prestigious medical journal BMJ explores this further: Associations between gut microbiota composition, levels of cytokines and inflammatory markers in patients with COVID-19 suggest that the gut microbiome…