Andrew Huberman· PhD
The basic takeaway of this paper was that contrary to what they predicted, the high fiber diet did not lead to increased microbiota diversity, at least not in all cases.
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The headline is broadly defensible, but the qualifications matter. Effect sizes vary by population, the strongest claims rest on shorter trials, and credible voices push back on how it's typically framed.
The basic takeaway of this paper was that contrary to what they predicted, the high fiber diet did not lead to increased microbiota diversity, at least not in all cases.
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Adding fiber to the diet doesn't increase alpha-diversity and removing it doesn't lead to a decrease in this metric.
doubling fiber intake had no effect on diversity interestingly