Fascinating study uncovers how we evolved to benefit from eating fermented food

For thousand of years humans have been using fermentation as a way of preserving foods and engendering good gut health. A fascinating new study from scientists at the University of Leipzig has discovered that a specific immune function receptor, uniquely evolved in humans and great apes, is triggered by a metabolite from lactic acid bacteria (LAB) found in fermented foods.

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Category: Biology

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• Diet
• Evolution
• Fermentation
• Food
• Gut Bacteria
• Microbiome
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• The Immune System

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