Wednesday, October 30, 2019

A bit of sun might help diversify the bugs in your gut

NBC   Oct. 24, 2019
A bit of sun might help diversify the bugs in your gut, a study published Thursday suggests.
Brief exposure to ultraviolet rays not only bumps up vitamin D levels, but could also lead to a more varied collection of gut bacteria, according to the Frontiers in Microbiology study.
On the surface, sunlight and gut microbes seem to have nothing in common — after all, your gut bacteria are unlikely to find themselves catching some rays.

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