From the April 2016 issue of Environmental Nutrition (EN)

Feed Your Gut With Fiber

A healthy gut microbiome is essential to good health. Support yours with the high-fiber foods it needs to thrive.

By UHN Staff • May 18, 2016

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Dietary fiber is good for us, but prebiotic fiber has extra benefits. Prebiotic fiber is dietary fiber that escapes digestion in our small intestine but is fermented by “good” bacteria in our large intestine. By nourishing beneficial bacteria, prebiotics can shift the balance of your gut’s community of bacteria and other microbes to a healthier […]

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