Posted on 08/01/2022 10:15:36 PM PDT by ConservativeMind
A rigorous examination of the gut microbes of study participants who were fed three different kinds of supplements in different sequences concludes that people who had been eating the least amount of fiber before the study showed the greatest benefit from supplements, regardless of which ones they consumed.
"The people who responded the best had been eating the least fiber to start with," said Lawrence David.
The benefit of dietary fiber isn't just the easier pooping that advertisers tout. Fermentable fiber—dietary carbohydrates that the human gut cannot process on its own but some bacteria can digest—is also an essential source of nutrients that your gut microbes need to stay healthy.
"We've evolved to depend on nutrients our microbiomes produce for us," said Zack Holmes, former Ph.D. student. "But with recent shifts in diet away from fiber-rich foods, we've stopped feeding our microbes what they need."
When your gut bugs are happily munching on a high-fiber diet, they produce more of the short-chain fatty acids that protect you from diseases of the gut, colorectal cancers and even obesity. And in particular, they produce more of a fatty acid called butyrate, which is fuel for your intestinal cells themselves. Butyrate has been shown to improve the gut's resistance to pathogens, lower inflammation and create happier, healthier cells lining the host's intestines.
"Regardless of which of the test supplements you pick, it seems your microbiome will thank you with more butyrate," David said.
The experiments tested three main kinds of fermentable fiber supplements: inulin, dextrin (Benefiber), and galactooligosaccharides (GOS) marketed as Bimuno.
In a second study, they found that gut microbes responded to a new addition of fiber within a day, dramatically altering the populations of bugs present in the gut and changing which of their genes they were using to digest food.
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I have never consumed enough fiber. My first couple of colonoscopy procedures demonstrated that was a bad thing. Since those polyps were removed, I have been putting ground flax seed on everything that can mix it in, even on things like salad. Here is hoping it helps. There is no substitute for eating your fruit and veggies. These days they say more veggies and less fruit, but still...
Can diabetics have those? f
Soluble fiber does not negatively impact blood sugar, because we can’t absorb it.
I’m partial to asbestos.
The downsides of fiber. Digestive issues such as constipation, bloating and others completely cleared up when fiber was removed from the diet completely.
It’s a dichotomy to state that something is both simpler & more complicated, but that’s exactly what this article exemplifies of medical knowledge for gut health.
I’ve spent much time looking at what >90% of people buy to eat by looking at the checkout belt. That includes so-called ‘health’ stores.
‘Scientists/doctors’: They still don’t know jack. Consumers: Worse. Much, much worse.
But hey: There’s big money in gastroenterology and, like meteorology, they can pretty much get away with anything since the effects are weighted with AMA ‘M&M’. /s
I take psyllium husks in capsule form. I wonder if this is similar.
Pretty much the same thing. Yes.
If it works for you then YES. ;)
There was a time I enjoyed the mint flavor (different brand).
Maybe that's where people like Pelosi, Schumer, Schiff, Nadler, Mr. and Mr. Obama, and the entire Biden Crime Family go when they leave this life. ;) One can hope and in a constant loop forever.
That’s why we don’t need much. Resistant starch like potato starch could be eaten in the form of a serving of cooked and cooled potatoes (like potato salad, or even a RE warmed 1/2 potato) , or if you’re avoiding carbs to bring your weight down, just adding 1 tbsp or two of potato starch to a cool drink. It’s odorless and tasteless and is enough to feed all your gut bugs that enjoy it.
Thanks. It makes me happy. ;)
I’ve been reading ground flax seed can also help clear the arteries of plaque if it hasn’t turned to calcium. Ever since I started putting it on meals once a day my bad cholesterol level returned to normal. I can say if it was a combination of things I had changed or this one thing but I’m going to keep doing what I’m doing now.
It’s probably like most things; it’s in the dosage. Even water can be bad if too much is taken in.
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