đź’©Do we really need fiber from plants to have healthy microbiome? In this clip from the podcast that I released yesterday with @chriskresser we discuss the lack of influence of fiber on alpha diversity of the gut microbiome. So often we are told that we must have plant fiber for a “healthy microbiome,” but is this really true? There are multiple studies, as we discuss in this video, that show that the removal of fiber in a carnivore diet does not decrease alpha diversity. Similarly, I have previously discussed interventional trials with…
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