The Nuance

How the Western Diet Is Wreaking Havoc on Our Guts

Experts say a range of factors — including how we eat — may explain the rise of IBD and other gut disorders

Markham Heid
Elemental
Published in
5 min readMar 4, 2021

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Illustration by Kieran Blakey for Elemental

Gut health in America is poor and seems to be getting worse. According to a 2020 study led by researchers at the University of North Carolina, roughly one in…

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Markham Heid
Elemental

I’m a frequent contributor at TIME, the New York Times, and other media orgs. I write mostly about health and science. I like long walks and the Grateful Dead.