Diverse Foods
The intestines contain hundreds of different kinds of bacteria, each of which uniquely contributes to the health and needs a particular food to develop. In general, a diversified microbiome is deemed to be beneficial. Individuals may acquire more health benefits if they have a greater variety of bacterial species.
Only 12 plant and five animal species make up an estimated 75 percent of the food produced worldwide. A diversified microbiome might result from a diet that includes a variety of food sources. Unfortunately, the typical Western diet is rather greasy and high in sugar, and it is also not very diversified.
On the other hand, diets in some rural areas are often more varied and abundant in different plant sources. A few studies have also revealed that individuals from rural areas of Africa and South America had significantly higher gut microbiome diversity than individuals from urban areas of Europe or the United States.
