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7 Shocking Things KFC Food Does to Your Body

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5. Your mood can be affected

Have you ever heard about the gut-brain axis? This “axis” is a microbiological pathway between your gastrointestinal tract and your central nervous system.

Approximately 95% of your body’s serotonin is produced by gut bacteria.

Your GI tract is connected with millions of neurons and plays a big part in the process of regulating your mood. The process goes like this: the more good gut bacteria you have in your gut’s microbiome, the more serotonin your body will produce.

Obviously, things are more complex than that, but this is a simplified explanation.

So, if you eat fried food regularly, such as KFC, this can cause bad bacteria to grow and outnumber the good bacteria. We don’t want that to happen because it can cause inflammation in your body.

Now, it all makes sense! You know, those moments when you felt sluggish and grumpy after eating some fried chicken?

It is all about your gut bacteria and the way they interact with your brain.

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