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  "path": "/archives/2026-mar-jun.html#1_May_2026_(Skepticism_toward_claims_about_microbiome_products)",
  "publishedAt": "2026-05-02T08:37:02.000Z",
  "site": "https://stallman.org",
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  "textContent": "Be skeptical about claims that specific products will improve your microbiome. Science doesn't yet know enough to predict what interventions might be helpful, so those who try to sell you products to intervene in your microbiome are likely to be exceeding actual knowledge.",
  "title": "Skepticism toward claims about microbiome products"
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