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Re:The Role of Diet on the Gut Microbiome, Mood and Happiness by goda90 on Wednesday April 26, 2023 @11:40AM (#35715501)
I wonder if it's a case of soluble vs insoluble fiber. Insoluble fiber is often described as speeding up transit through the intestines, which might leave microbes less food to eat, or increase the microbes being driven out before they can establish.
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Re:The Role of Diet on the Gut Microbiome, Mood and Happiness by hinkley on Wednesday April 26, 2023 @11:54AM (#35715763)
I had a similar thought.

I had a laugh years ago when I realized that jam and jellies are full of soluble fiber and my entire childhood my parents were sneaking fiber into my diet. My whole childhood was a lie!

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Re:The Role of Diet on the Gut Microbiome, Mood and Happiness by minsight on Wednesday April 26, 2023 @03:00PM (#35718410)
Microbes eat fiber. That's what a prebiotic is.
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