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Modern diets of highly processed and limited varieties of ingredients 鈥� in particular fast foods 鈥� are thought to be killing off some species of gut bacteria that keep us healthy.

Similarly, modern diets based around reducing intake of certain food-types can be counter-productive, said Tim Spector, founder of the British Gut Project, urging people to 鈥渇eed our microbiota鈥�.

鈥淓at naturally,鈥� said the professor of Genetic Epidemiology at King's College, London and author of The Diet Myth: The Real Science Behind What We Eat.

鈥淪top this modern trend of cutting out certain foods,鈥� he added.