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Dietary fibers, particularly soluble apple pectin, selectively reshape the gut microbiota of obese individuals by increasing beneficial bacteria (Megasphaera, Akkermansia) and reducing harmful ones (Acidaminococcus intestini), thereby improving metabolic health markers compared to lean profiles.
If you are obese, not all fibers are created equal for your gut health. Soluble fibers like apple pectin appear to specifically boost beneficial bacteria (like Akkermansia and Megasphaera) and reduce harmful ones in obese gut environments. Incorporating apple pectin or whole apples may be a more effective strategy for metabolic health than generic fiber supplements.
Dietary fibers, particularly apple pectin, reduced Acidaminococcus intestini and boosted Megasphaera and Akkermansia in the obese microbial community... Our results underscored the ability of apple and apple pectin to shape the obese gut microbiota.
Why this rating
In vitro study using pooled fecal samples; high quality for mechanism but lacks in vivo clinical validation.
Source
Tailored impact of dietary fibers on gut microbiota: a multi-omics comparison on the lean and obese microbial communities
Andrea Dell’Olio et al. · Microbiome · 2024
DOI 10.1186/s40168-024-01975-x
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