The Science Assignment: What is the Human Microbiome?

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The Science: What is the Human Microbiome
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The article by Mullin (2015) titled “Why your gut microbiome could hold the key to solving the obesity epidemic,” provides insight into the importance role played by microbiomes in preventing obesity. The author asserts that the insight gained regarding the gut microbiomes has revolutionized people’s understanding of the importance of our digestive tract in disease outcomes, health, and body physiology. In particular, Mullin (2016) argues that eating unhealthy diets disrupts the normal balance of gut microbiome and hence resulting in fat accumulation and weight retention. Similarly, the author further argues that a number of studies have revealed that there is a correlation between over-prescription of antibiotics and obesity. Such antibiotics also disrupts the biodiverse gut flora and hence favoring childhood obesity. Overuse of antibiotics, lack ...