[taurath]

Any thought on imalanced microbiome being a second order effect rather than a cause? I’d guess continued stress responses from the nervous system could cause chronic gut problems

[jcoq]

Every time a scientific article "x may cause y" is posted, there are a couple dozen "correlation does not equal causation" retorts, as if the researchers involved were unaware of this exceedingly basic and elementary principle.

It's such a waste of comment - an intellectual platitude. Can you point specifically to how this research is flawed, or how alternative research offers a better explanation?

[pcdoodle]

You’re right. Annoying for sure.

[kelsolaar]

Which could then induce depressive disorder and thus some sort of feedback loop?