03/19/2025
Fermented foods reduced 19 inflammatory markers, increased gut bacteria diversity, and improved immune signaling. Benefits weren't from the food bacteria themselves but from positive gut ecosystem changes. High-fiber diet showed inconsistent benefits.
A prospective randomized multiomics study in humans investigating the longitudinal effects of a high-fiber or fermented-food diet shows their differential effects on the diversity of the microbiome, with the latter having a noticeable impact on reducing inflammatory markers and modulating immune res...