Recent research suggests that various factors, such as excessive use of antibiotics in both treating human illnesses and the production of animal proteins, as well as dietary changes, have altered the composition of our gut microbiota. Some studies have even linked rising rates of obesity to these changes occurring in our gut.
Humans having distorted views and relationships with food aren’t necessarily a new phenomenon. However social media, like instagram and facebook, has created a food obsessed society. It isn’t uncommon to see all your friend’s and friends of friends’ posting pictures of recipes across various social media sites whether they are dining out, have tried a new recipe they can’t wait to share or they are simply snapping a photo of tonight’s dinner.
