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What Creates Optimal Microbiota?

By Dietdoctor @DietDoctor1

What about fiber? How much do we need? What are the origins of the idea that it is good for us. What are the guidelines? What is the totality of the evidence? What are the claimed mechanisms by which fiber could be of benefit? When did all of this start?

In this presentation from the Low Carb Denver 2019 conference, Dr. Zoë Harcombe walks us through the history of fiber.

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Dr. Zoë Harcombe: This is becoming bigger and bigger, it's about the gut microbiome, the microbiota in our gut and they say that that is the important thing, fiber feed on that and that's why it's so important. So I'm just going to do one slide on that one.

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