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Gut instinct: how the way you're born and fed affect your immune system

  • Written by Vincent Ho, Lecturer and clinical academic gastroenterologist, Western Sydney University
imageThe mode of delivery has a big impact on an infant's microbiota, the bacteria that live in the gut.Martin Valigursky/Shutterstock

Our gut does more than help us digest food; the bacteria that call our intestines home have been implicated in everything from our mental health and sleep, to weight gain and cravings for certain foods. This series examin...

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