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High-fibre foods are good for your microbiome

7 November 2022

“Propionate and butyrate are produced in the intestines when dietary fibre is fermented by gut bacteria. These are short-chain fatty acids that are known to bolster the gut microbiome,” said Doctoral Researcher Alex Ruani (IOE, UCL’s Faculty of Education & Society).

Read: Times (£)