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Dietary patterns (specifically high-fiber/plant-based vs. high-fat/animal-protein) rapidly and reproducibly alter gut microbiota composition and function, shifting enterotypes and metabolic output within days.
Your diet directly shapes your gut bacteria. Shift towards high-fiber, plant-based foods to increase beneficial bacteria (like Prevotella) and decrease bile-tolerant microbes. Conversely, high-fat, animal-protein diets shift the microbiome towards different profiles. You can influence your gut health quickly by changing what you eat.
David et al. [59] showed that diet alters human microbiota rapidly and reproducibly. ... This change occurred only one day after the diet reached the distal gut microbiota.
Why this rating
Cites controlled dietary intervention studies showing rapid, reproducible changes.
Source
What is the Healthy Gut Microbiota Composition? A Changing Ecosystem across Age, Environment, Diet, and Diseases
Emanuele Rinninella et al. · Microorganisms · 2019
DOI 10.3390/microorganisms7010014
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