Fish diet may lower gut bacteria diversity

A rainbow of dishes may satiate your taste buds but they may lower the diversity of bacteria in your gut - making your body vulnerable to a plethora of diseases.

By: Editorial Team | | Updated: May 30, 2014 12:31 pm

A rainbow of dishes may satiate your taste buds but they may lower the diversity of bacteria in your gut – making your body vulnerable to a plethora of diseases. Also Read - Ditch that dip from the supermarket and try this hummus recipe at home

Researchers have discovered that the more diverse the diet of a fish, the less diverse are the microbes living in its gut. Also Read - 7 reasons why the #BeefBan is good

Fish that are picky eaters – focusing on just one type of food such as small crustaceans or chironomid insect larvae – have more diverse microbial communities in their intestines, the findings showed. Also Read - Chia Seeds: Top benefits, side effects, and ways to have them

In contrast, fish eating a more diverse mixture of foods have less diverse microbes in their intestine.

If the effect is confirmed in humans, it could mean that the combinations of foods people eat can influence the diversity of their gut microbes.

Low diversity of bacteria in the human gut has been linked to a plethora of diseases.

‘There has been a lot of work done showing that what people eat influences what gut microbes they have, and that can affect risk of obesity, diabetes, heart disease and other things,’ said Daniel Bolnick, professor in The University of Texas at Austin in the US.

They used two species of fish, the threespine stickleback and the Eurasian perch, to model the human gut.

The study appeared in the journal Ecology Letters.

Source: IANS

You may also like to read…

For more articles on healthy foods, check out our healthy food page. Follow us on Facebook and Twitter for all the latest updates! For daily free health tips, sign up for our newsletter. And to join discussions on health topics of your choice, visit our forum.

Published : May 30, 2014 12:28 pm | Updated:May 30, 2014 12:31 pm

Read Disclaimer

How effective is the cholera vaccine?

World No Tobacco Day 2014: Different ways to quit smoking

About The health Site

TheHealthSite.com is India's largest health site with more than 40 lakh unique visitors per month. We focus on fitness, beauty, health, pregnancy and more.

Most popular health and wellness website in India in 2012 at the Website of the year awards.

health@corp.india.com

+91 – 22 – 6697 1234

91 – 22 – 2490 0302.

ZEE ENTERTAINMENT ENTERPRISES LTD, 18th floor, A-Wing, Marathon Futurex, N. M. Joshi Marg, Lower Parel, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400013.

We respect your privacy

How effective is the cholera vaccine?

World No Tobacco Day 2014: Different ways to quit smoking

Ditch that dip from the supermarket and try this hummus recipe at home

7 reasons why the #BeefBan is good

Chia Seeds: Top benefits, side effects, and ways to have them

Make amla a part of your daily diet for overall health and well-being

Eid-ul-fitr 2020: Try replacing traditional Eid dishes with these weight loss friendly foods

About The health Site

Useful Links