The Claim
Daily consumption of 42 grams of walnuts for three weeks in healthy adults aged 35–68 significantly increases the relative abundance of Faecalibacterium, Clostridium, Dialister, and Roseburia and significantly decreases the relative abundance of Ruminococcus, Dorea, Oscillospira, and Bifidobacterium in the gut microbiota.
What the research says
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Eating 42 grams of walnuts every day for three weeks changes the gut bacteria in healthy adults aged 35–68 by increasing certain bacteria and decreasing others.
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Consuming 42 grams of walnuts daily for three weeks in healthy adults aged 35–68 significantly increases the relative abundance of Faecalibacterium, Clostridium, Dialister, and Roseburia while decreasing Ruminococcus, Dorea, Oscillospira, and Bifidobacterium in the gut microbiota, suggesting walnuts may promote bacterial taxa associated with butyrate production and reduce those linked to inflammation.
Eating walnuts delivers fiber and special fats to the colon, which feed bacteria that make butyrate and kill off bacteria that turn bile into inflammatory compounds. This shifts the gut community toward health-promoting microbes and away from those linked to irritation and damage.
What the research says
1 studyEating a small handful of walnuts every day for three weeks changed the good bacteria in people's guts — increasing the kinds that make healthy fats and decreasing the kinds linked to inflammation.
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