India, Aug. 8 -- Healthy eating and regular exercise are essential for maintaining good gut health. However, the importance of small habits that people often have cannot be understated.

According to Dr Saurabh Sethi, a California-based gastroenterologist trained at AIIMS, Harvard, and Stanford Universities, some habits are quietly destroying the gut, which people are often unaware of until it is too late.

Taking to Instagram on August 8, he listed eight such habits that one needs to consciously avoid. They are presented as follows.

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