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Around 90% of the body's serotonin is produced in the gut, not the brain.

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It's one reason gut health and mood appear so closely linked, though gut serotonin and brain serotonin do different jobs.

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Bedenin serotonininin yaklaşık %90'ı beyinde değil, bağırsakta üretilir.

Bağırsak sağlığı ile ruh hâlinin bu kadar yakından bağlantılı görünmesinin nedenlerinden biri budur; ancak bağırsak serotonini ve beyin serotonini farklı işler yapar.

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Around 90% of the body's serotonin is produced in the gut, not the brain.

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