Paul Saladino· MD
Pickles are fermented cucumbers. Cucumbers are fruits and fermentation = more alpha diversity in the gut.
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Pickles are fermented cucumbers. Cucumbers are fruits and fermentation = more alpha diversity in the gut.
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Fermented foods will increase the alpha diversity of the gut microbiome.
fermented foods raise the diversity of your gut Flora we call this Alpha diversity in studies fermented foods raise the alpha diversity and that's usually going to be beneficial for your gut