Your gut’s bacteria produce the enzymes that help break down indigestible carbohydrates. When this process doesn’t work as it should, serious health problems, like food intolerances and ...
“Prebiotics are indigestible fibers that serve as food ... feed good gut bacteria and are broken down in the body through fermentation. This process aids and abets a healthy gut biome but ...
A research team has investigated how mucin, a major component of the gut lining, and food-derived glycoproteins influence the growth of the bacterium Akkermansia muciniphila. By dissecting the ...