Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Person Eats Food From Bowl Research on the microbes living in our digestive tract has triggered a 'revolution' in nutritional ...

Protein often gets the spotlight at breakfast, but fiber deserves just as much attention.

Fiber is one of those do-it-all nutrients that most of us aren't getting enough of. Roughly 94% of Americans do not eat enough fiber each day, despite its health benefits. Fiber is a type of ...

From oats to beans to chicory root, each type of fiber acts differently inside the body. New research is revealing how fiber diversity shapes the microbiome—and why more isn’t always better. A variety ...

Social media is all about fibermaxxing, the idea that it's important to load up on fiber. And it's one trend experts can get behind. That's because fiber plays a key role in digestion, blood sugar ...

When gut microbes break down prebiotic dietary fiber, several molecules that can modulate the immune system can form. However, scientists still do not understand the inflammatory effects that may ...

Research on the gut microbiome has triggered a 'revolution' in nutritional science, and in the last few years, dietary fiber has become the "new protein" – added to foods in abundance to feed our gut ...