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How to Trick-or-Treat Your Gut

How to Trick-or-Treat Your Gut

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This Halloween discover how your candy choices can trick—or treat—the microbes in your gut.

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Halloween might be a treat for your taste buds, but what about the
trillions of microbes in your gut? Gastroenterologist Chris Damman
joins host Rachel Feltman to explore how different candies affect
your gut microbiome—and why moderation and whole foods matter even
after a sugar binge. Recommended Reading “Halloween Candy Binges
Can Overload Your Gut Microbiome—A Gut Doctor Explains How to
Minimize Spooking Your Helpful Bacteria,” by Christopher Damman, in
the Conversation. Published online October 23, 2024 E-mail us at
sciencequickly@sciam.com if you have any questions, comments or
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Science, our daily newsletter. Science Quickly is produced by
Rachel Feltman, Fonda Mwangi and Jeff DelViscio. This episode was
edited by Alex Sugiura. Shayna Posses and Aaron Shattuck fact-check
the show. The theme music was composed by Dominic Smith. Learn more
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