The Toxic Microbiome: Animal Products and the Demise of the Digestive Ecosystem

Gut  microbiomes are dynamic communities  varying from population to  population and throughout life. In Western  societies, a toxic metabolic  shift of gut microbiomes is a driver and  underestimated risk factor for  the development of many noncommunicable  chronic pathologies. This book  identifies the root cause of these  deleterious microbial changes. During  the last several decades,  increased consumption of animal products,  coinciding and correlating  with global climate change, has been a  contributing cause of  undesirable gut microbiome changes.

Key Features

• Establishes a connection between poor gut microbiome health and chronic disease and cancer development
• Demonstrates   how animal products and low-fiber diet patterns induce a detrimental   metabolic transition of the gut microbiome from a human   health-maintaining towards a disease-promoting state
• Discusses   the opportunity of a toxic microbial metabolic signature as a powerful   clinical and diagnostic tool to effectively predict chronic disease  and  cancer development
• Provides   the latest evidence on different strategies to rebuild a healthy   microbiome metabolism and effectively prevent noncommunicable diseases   and colorectal cancer
• Documents the gut microbiome benefits of a plant-based diet