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A new study suggests that lean beef may be slightly less disruptive to gut microbiota than white-meat chicken, though the differences were modest and require further research.

While it's well-established that foods like fiber-rich fruits, vegetables, whole grains and fermented dairy products can promote beneficial gut bacteria, diets high in meat, fat and sugar are often associated with reduced microbial diversity.

However, many previous studies compared meat-inclusive diets to vegetarian ones — and rarely differentiated between types of meat.

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So researchers in Spain set out to analyze how lean, white-meat chicken compared to lean, r

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