A short-hand way of referring to the gastrointestinal system. In this course, this term most commonly refers to the large intestine and the microbiota inhabiting it.
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The Center for Nutritional Psychology. (2024). Gut. In Encyclopedia of Nutritional Psychology. The Center for Nutritional Psychology.
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