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Dietary fiber fermentation outcomes (SCFA profile and quantity) are determined by the host's gut microbiota enterotype (Prevotella- vs. Bacteroides-dominated), meaning identical fiber substrates produce different health-relevant metabolites depending on individual microbiome composition.
If you are trying to optimize gut health with fiber, recognize that your unique gut bacteria dictate the outcome. A fiber that boosts satiety-signaling propionate in one person might produce different effects in another. Personalized fiber choices based on microbiome testing may be necessary for specific health goals, as generic fiber advice ignores these biological differences.
This is the first report showing how individual differences in two enterotypes cause distinctly different responses to dietary fiber. Microbiota dominated by different fiber-utilizing bacteria may impact host health by way of producing different amounts and profiles of SCFAs from the same carbohydrate substrates.
Why this rating
In vitro fermentation study using human fecal inocula; establishes mechanism but lacks in vivo clinical endpoints.
Source
Fiber-utilizing capacity varies in Prevotella- versus Bacteroides-dominated gut microbiota
Tingting Chen et al. · Scientific Reports · 2017
DOI 10.1038/s41598-017-02995-4
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