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The term \u201cgut microbiota\u201d refers to the collection of microorganisms\u2014mostly bacteria\u2014that live in our gut. 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The term \u201cgut microbiota\u201d refers to the collection of microorganisms\u2014mostly bacteria\u2014that live in our gut. According to the most recent and well-established scientific research, the microbes in our gut constitute a true organ within our bodies: if we count all those that inhabit our organs and cover our skin, we arrive at the staggering figure of 100,000 billion cells\u2014that is, 10 times the number of our own cells, which total 10,000 billion. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n"},"paragrafi_articolo":[{"titolo_paragrafo":"We are a \u201chotel\u201d for 500 species of bacteria","testo_paragrafo":"The gut microbiota is certainly the most important of all the various microbiotas: just consider that it weighs about 1.5 kilograms and consists of approximately 500 different species of bacteria. 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The gut microbiota is certainly the most important of all the various microbiotas: just consider that it weighs about 1.5 kilograms and consists of approximately 500 different species of bacteria. It contains extremely useful microbes, some of which are even capable of interacting with our metabolism: this is the case, for example, with Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron, which greatly enhances our body\u2019s ability to metabolize carbohydrates. As early as 2006, the renowned scientific journal *Nature* published a study on the relationship between two specific populations of gut microbes (Firmicutes versus Bacteroidetes) and their role in either predisposing individuals to or protecting them from developing obesity. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Another well-established finding is that a varied diet promotes a bacterial flora\u2014as the gut microbiota was once called\u2014that helps keep us healthy. If, on the other hand, we follow a diet that is anything but varied and always eat only the same foods, our gut microbiota will also be greatly depleted, thereby exposing us to infections, inflammatory diseases, and allergies. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","multimedia":"immagine","video":null,"immagine_paragrafo":{"ID":21928,"id":21928,"title":"MicrobiotaBarbacane2","filename":"MicrobiotaBarbacane2.jpg","filesize":99285,"url":"https:\/\/test.gvperte.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/MicrobiotaBarbacane2.jpg","link":"https:\/\/test.gvperte.it\/en\/the-gut-microbiome-a-universe-worth-protecting\/microbiotabarbacane2-2\/","alt":"","author":"89","description":"","caption":"","name":"microbiotabarbacane2-2","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":21961,"date":"2026-09-24 11:47:25","modified":"2026-09-29 07:25:11","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/test.gvperte.it\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1024,"height":565,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/test.gvperte.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/MicrobiotaBarbacane2-150x150.jpg","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/test.gvperte.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/MicrobiotaBarbacane2-300x166.jpg","medium-width":300,"medium-height":166,"medium_large":"https:\/\/test.gvperte.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/MicrobiotaBarbacane2-768x424.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":424,"large":"https:\/\/test.gvperte.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/MicrobiotaBarbacane2.jpg","large-width":800,"large-height":441,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/test.gvperte.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/MicrobiotaBarbacane2.jpg","1536x1536-width":1024,"1536x1536-height":565,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/test.gvperte.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/MicrobiotaBarbacane2.jpg","2048x2048-width":1024,"2048x2048-height":565,"mailpoet_newsletter_max":"https:\/\/test.gvperte.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/MicrobiotaBarbacane2.jpg","mailpoet_newsletter_max-width":1024,"mailpoet_newsletter_max-height":565}},"didascalia":""},{"titolo_paragrafo":"There is also a \u201cbacterial therapy\u201d","testo_paragrafo":"

One example is infant atopy\u2014a genetic predisposition to developing certain anaphylactic reactions\u2014which is often linked to the diet of the mother, who tends to consume a very limited variety of foods. And as if that weren\u2019t enough, recent research has shown that a certain type of gut microbiota in pregnant women significantly\u2014almost certainly\u2014increases the risk of preterm birth. Who would have thought? <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

This knowledge gives us the opportunity to prevent certain diseases by \u201cregulating\u201d the bacterial composition of our gut flora\u2014that is, by taking so-called lactic acid bacteria not haphazardly, but according to the balance most conducive to our body\u2019s health\u2014the so-called gut bacterial map of which we already have sufficient knowledge, to the point that some researchers have already begun to speak of \u201cbacterial therapy.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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