This book tells you about the major players among the 80-100 species of microbes living in your gut and what the conditions of life are like inside your gastrointestinal tract. You'll also read about what happens to food and its various constituents during digestion. You'll learn why gas forms and what diarrhea is. There are plenty of fascinating side-stories along the way. For instance, there's the residents of Papua New Guinea who seem to live mostly on sweet potatoes, taking in almost no protein, which by normal nutrition standards should lead to an inability to thrive: yet they're a strong and healthy people. Of special interest was the description of the intestinal flora of breast-fed infants versus that of formula-fed infants.
Language
Japanese
Pages
208
Format
Hardcover
Release
January 01, 1978
ISBN 13
9784833765077
Intestinal Bacteria and Health: An Introductory Narrative
This book tells you about the major players among the 80-100 species of microbes living in your gut and what the conditions of life are like inside your gastrointestinal tract. You'll also read about what happens to food and its various constituents during digestion. You'll learn why gas forms and what diarrhea is. There are plenty of fascinating side-stories along the way. For instance, there's the residents of Papua New Guinea who seem to live mostly on sweet potatoes, taking in almost no protein, which by normal nutrition standards should lead to an inability to thrive: yet they're a strong and healthy people. Of special interest was the description of the intestinal flora of breast-fed infants versus that of formula-fed infants.