Research has found that people who are overweight and obese have
lower microbiome diversity.
Not exact matches
It also provides
low - FODMAP prebiotic sources in order to support the
diversity of the gut
microbiome.
When on the
low - fiber diet, animals showed a decrease in the
diversity of their
microbiome, with 60 percent of the bacteria species plummeting in numbers compared with their high - fiber friends.
Interestingly, these semi-captive animals»
microbiomes fell right in between those of the wild and captive doucs, further supporting they hypothesis that
lower plant consumption causes loss of microbial
diversity.
Low dose brain estrogen prevents menopausal syndrome while maintaining the
diversity of the gut
microbiomes in estrogen - deficient rats — Sunmin Park — American Journal of Physiology - Endocrinology and Metabolism
For example,
lower diversity of the gut
microbiome has been associated with obesity and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), and higher
diversity in the vagina with bacterial vaginosis.
Low microbial
diversity is more common than you might think — not only are prescription antibiotics on the rise, but we are more stressed, are using more antibacterial soaps, and eating more animal proteins that are treated with antibiotics and fed corn (which changes their
microbiome).
Here is just one such study, which although small in sample size was able to demonstrate that a
low residue diet (LRD, aka
low fiber diet) resulted in a decrease in
microbiome diversity among patients with Crohn's disease, which is indicative of gut dysbiosis..
Antibiotics, metformin (a common diabetes drug) and proton - pump inhibitors (commonly taken for heartburn) were all linked to
lower gut
microbiome diversity.
It also provides
low - FODMAP prebiotic sources in order to support the
diversity of the gut
microbiome.