How does a Western diet affect gut microbial diversity in female cynomolgus macaques compared to a Mediterranean diet, and what role does Prevotella copri play?

We analyzed the available evidence and found that in female cynomolgus macaques, a Western diet is linked to lower gut microbial diversity compared to a Mediterranean diet [1]. Gut microbial diversity refers to the variety of different bacteria living in the digestive tract, and higher diversity is...