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What role do bacteria play in the gut?
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Busy bacteria!: You have more bacteria in your digestive tract than you have cells in your body. They produce essential nutrients; produce natural antibiotics; stimulate antibody production and protect against infection; allergy prevention; produces hormones for fat storage; help digest food. Some consider the metabolic activities of bacteria to be so substantial they are the equivalent of a 'forgotten organ'.
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