Though there are some great premises in the article, the underlying ignorance of the author and the study is rather incredible.
To-wit:
“By breaking down nutrients and helping them pass through the walls of the bowel, these microbes serve as a sort of gatekeeper between what is eaten and what actually makes it into the body.”
They still have much to learn.
They still have much to learn.
Not being my line of work, can you back that up?
A straw man is a form of argument and an informal fallacy based on giving the impression of refuting an opponent’s argument, while actually refuting an argument that was not presented by that opponent. One who engages in this fallacy is said to be “attacking a straw man”.