Shrike are carnivorous passerine birds. They’re aptly known as “butcherbirds” due to their feeding habits. These birds prey on mice, lizards and other birds which they impale on thorns before tearing into them. Shrikes are known for killing even when they’re not hungry and will often imitate the songs of other birds to lure them in.
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When children suffer from severe malnourishment, they don’t just lose weight.
The condition wreaks havoc on biological systems throughout the body — including the microbiome, the healthy bacteria and other microbes that live in our digestive tracts. Those bacteria number in the trillions in every person and include hundreds of different species. They’re essential for metabolism, bone growth, brain function, the immune system and other bodily functions.
In a study published Thursday in the peer-reviewed journal Science, scientists in a renowned microbiology lab at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, report the development of a specialized food designed to rehabilitate gut microbes in severely malnourished children, a treatment that should facilitate both their immediate and long-term recovery.
The food — a spoon-fed paste made from chickpeas, soy, peanuts, bananas and a blend of oils and micronutrients — was shown to substantially boost microbiome health.
A Mix Of These Foods Could Restore Healthy Microbes In Malnourished Kids
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