Paul Saladino· MD
the idea that that plant fiber that cellulose hemicellulose lignin scums things like this are needed to make short chain fatty-acids is a myopic view in terms of microbial diversity
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We can't find evidence that holds up here. Proponents are reasoning from mechanism or analogy rather than direct human data, and the most credible skeptics raise objections we can't dismiss.
the idea that that plant fiber that cellulose hemicellulose lignin scums things like this are needed to make short chain fatty-acids is a myopic view in terms of microbial diversity
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fiber has really not been shown to increase microbial diversity in the gut removing fiber doesn't decrease microbial diversity
fiber has not been shown to increase gut microbial diversity in multiple studies