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Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Dedication
Preface
Introduction
Chapter 1: Diet related chronic diseases are the most critical health problem of modern societies – how did that happen?
Chapter 2: The "industrialized" microbiome - a caution label for a global epidemic
Missing microbes - does it matter?
Chapter 3: The subtle problems of microbiome research
Is the microbiome "oversold"?
Is microbiome science heading in the wrong direction?
Chapter 4: The gut microbiome: a new perspective
Our microbiome is a metabolic organ
Functional omes: metabolites over species
Finding a new definition for a "healthy" microbiome and "dysbiosis"
Chapter 5: Shaping the microbial behavior
Diet: the master educator of the gut microbiome
Starving the microbial self: a foundation for developing a chronic disease
Chapter 6: The toxic microbiome
"It’s not the fiber, it’s the animal protein"
Protein fermentation
Fat toxicity
Secondary bile acids
Heme iron
TMAO: the way to a man’s heart is through his gut microbiota
Toxicomicrobiomics
A toxic microbiome: useful for predicting chronic diseases?
Chapter 7: How to build a healthy gut microbiome and prevent chronic diseases
The "true" human diet: are humans really omnivores?
"The Paleo diet is a myth"
Protein concerns: Do we get enough on plants?
Feeding microbes for disease prevention and treatment
Chapter 8: "Fixing" the microbiome - Can we restore a healthy microbiome by other means than diet?
Probiotics – hype or hope?
Fecal microbial transplantation or "The Power of Poop"
The "Wild West" of microbiome science: drugging the microbiome and personalized nutrition
Glossary
Abbreviations
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