Tipping Firmicutes to Bacteroidetes
Channel: NutritionFacts.org
Date: 2012-08-30

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DESCRIPTION: Certain phytonutrients may tip the balance of healthy gut bacteria in favor of flora associated with improved weight control. This is the third of a three-part video series on keeping our gut bacteria happy. The first two discussed propionate (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/fawning-over-flora/) and butyrate (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/boosting-good-bacteria-in-the-colon-without-probiotics/), two health-promoting short-chain fatty acids produced by the fermentation of fiber that may be helpful in preventing obesity, cancer, and inflammation in general. This is a follow-up to similar studies comparing gut flora between populations eating different diets I talked about ages ago in Gut Flora & Obesity (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/gut-flora-obesity/). More on phenolic phytonutrients in Best Fruit Juice (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/best-fruit-juice/). Vinegar may also help with weight loss via another mechanism detailed in my video Is Vinegar Good For You? (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/is-vinegar-good-for-you/). Blueberries may be helpful in Improving Memory Through Diet (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/improving-memory-through-diet/), but are they the Best Berries? (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/best-berries/).

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