The Claim
A computational model identified 1,659 significant associations between dietary fibers and diseases through patterns of microbiota disturbance.
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Analysis of microbiota data revealed 1,659 statistical links between specific dietary fibers and diseases, indicating that certain fibers consistently co-occur with microbial changes tied to particular diseases.
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The computational model developed in this study identified 1,659 significant associations between dietary fibers and diseases based on microbiota disturbance patterns, suggesting that specific fibers may be linked to modulation of microbial changes associated with particular diseases.
When specific fibers reach the gut, they change which bacteria grow there. These changed bacteria produce signals that calm down inflammation in the gut lining and help repair the barrier that keeps harmful substances from leaking into the body. This reduces tissue damage and disease symptoms.
What the research says
1 studyStudy: Linking dietary fiber to human malady through cumulative profiling of microbiota disturbance
Scientists found over 1,600 connections between different types of dietary fiber and diseases by studying how they change gut bacteria, and they even proved one fiber (arabinoxylan) helps fix bad bacterial changes in mice with bowel disease.
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