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Saturated Fats Change Gut Bacteria–and May Raise Risk for Inflammatory Bowel Disease

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The relationship between food and a gastro-intestinal disease might sound simple. But new research is revealing that what we put into our bodies can cause a cascade of complex interactions among various systems—from metabolism to the immune system—that keep us well or make us sick. And it appears that a popular component of the classic [...]

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