{"id":3523,"date":"2023-05-10T20:37:01","date_gmt":"2023-05-10T13:37:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/5-surprising-facts-about-gut-health-a-gastro-wants-you-to-know\/"},"modified":"2023-05-10T20:37:01","modified_gmt":"2023-05-10T13:37:01","slug":"5-surprising-facts-about-gut-health-a-gastro-wants-you-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/?p=3523","title":{"rendered":"5 Surprising Facts About Gut Health A Gastro Wants You To Know"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mindbodygreen-res.cloudinary.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_111,w_1733,h_973\/c_fill,w_700,h_400,g_auto,q_85,fl_lossy,f_jpg\/org\/p4bk1jyi4kf2t58hy.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The most important food for the gut microbiome is fiber from a variety of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mindbodygreen.com\/articles\/high-fiber-foods\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"mbg-track-event\" data-track-event-types=\"click\" data-track-type=\"article-link\" data-track-prop-element-id=\"in-body-link\" data-track-prop-label=\"page_type | element_id\" data-track-prop-category=\"Link\" data-track-prop-link=\"https:\/\/www.mindbodygreen.com\/articles\/high-fiber-foods\" rel=\"noopener\">whole plant foods<\/a>, including fruits, vegetables, whole grains, legumes, and nuts.\u00a0Gut microbes digest fiber and produce beneficial metabolites like short-chain fatty acids, which nourish the gut barrier, improve immune function and help to prevent inflammation.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, at least <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mindbodygreen.com\/articles\/us-adults-arent-even-meeting-daily-fiber-needs-for-toddler\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"mbg-track-event\" data-track-event-types=\"click\" data-track-type=\"article-link\" data-track-prop-element-id=\"in-body-link\" data-track-prop-label=\"page_type | element_id\" data-track-prop-category=\"Link\" data-track-prop-link=\"https:\/\/www.mindbodygreen.com\/articles\/us-adults-arent-even-meeting-daily-fiber-needs-for-toddler\" rel=\"noopener\">95% of Americans<\/a> fail to meet the daily recommended dietary allowance (RDA) of fiber in the diet (38 grams for men and 25 grams for women).\u00a0Meanwhile, optimizing gut health means going beyond RDAs.\u00a0The more fiber you eat, the more you are able to cultivate beneficial, fiber-digesting gut bacteria and improve the overall diversity of species that make up the gut microbiome.\u00a0A diverse gut microbiome is an important marker of gut health.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED READ: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mindbodygreen.com\/articles\/fiber-benefits\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"mbg-track-event\" data-track-event-types=\"click\" data-track-type=\"article-link\" data-track-prop-element-id=\"in-body-link\" data-track-prop-label=\"page_type | element_id\" data-track-prop-category=\"Link\" data-track-prop-link=\"https:\/\/www.mindbodygreen.com\/articles\/fiber-benefits\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>8 Fiber Benefits You Didn&#8217;t Know About<\/strong><\/a><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1675549\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The most important food for the gut microbiome is fiber from a variety of whole plant foods, including fruits, vegetables, whole grains, legumes, and nuts.\u00a0Gut microbes digest fiber and produce beneficial metabolites like short-chain fatty acids, which nourish the gut barrier, improve immune function and help to prevent inflammation.\u00a0 Unfortunately, at least 95% of Americans &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[86,87,67,88,83,73],"class_list":["post-3523","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-lifestyle","tag-environmentalism","tag-fiber","tag-gut-health","tag-immunity","tag-organic-food","tag-probiotics"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 4.9.10 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The most important food for the gut microbiome is fiber from a variety of whole plant foods, including fruits, vegetables, whole grains, legumes, and nuts. 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