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Re:Microbial metabolite repairs liver injury by restoring he... by 0cf8612b2e1e on Thursday August 28, 2025 @04:25PM (#45056660)
Koreans live off of fermented kimchi, something like 80+ pounds per person every year. Do Koreans have lower incidence of gut complications?
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Re:Microbial metabolite repairs liver injury by restoring he... by ginko on Thursday August 28, 2025 @06:05PM (#45057583)
They have a much higher stomach cancer rate.
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Re:Microbial metabolite repairs liver injury by restoring he... by astrange on Thursday August 28, 2025 @06:33PM (#45057799)
They also drink like fish and eat hot foods. Both of those are known contributors.
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Re:Microbial metabolite repairs liver injury by restoring he... by hungmung on Thursday August 28, 2025 @04:30PM (#45056712)
I bet they've got lower rates of hep than America, but that probably doesn't have anything to do with the kimchi.
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