Our project draws Scottish crofting communities into an exploration of how heritage, culture, diet, and land based practices may influence gut health and resilience. This Citizen Science project invites crofters into our biomedical and social science discussions on how our everyday food choices shape the microbiome. More…

To bring Scottish crofters into a discussion about heritage, traditional diets, cultural food practices, farming and fishing.

To find out how these practices may produce a more resilient and diverse gut microbiome amongst some Scottish communities.

This project asks:
1. Do Scottish cultural practices and traditional diets contribute to the development of a resilient gut microbiome?
2. How can this knowledge support healthier, affordable, sustainable and context-adapted dietary advice across Scotland?
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