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<blockquote data-quote="NicoleC1971" data-source="post: 1834094" data-attributes="member: 365308"><p>I watched the video and have just read a book on the gut microbiome (actually listened to it as I have dodgy diabetic eyes so struggle with print).</p><p>I think it was a refutation of the common belief that the soluble fibre in carbs such as the healthy wholegrains are of intrinsic benefit; if the price to be paid for eating porridge and rye bread etc. is having massive insulin/glucose spikes with all the health problems they entail then it may not be worth it. If you are currently eating white bread and cornflakes for breakfast then eating porridge would be a step in the right direction. It seems impossible for the message to be nuanced or perhaps it is assumed that people can't cope with 50 shades of black/white?</p><p> As he points out there is much less known about the benefits of insoluble fibre in terms of a) having a diverse microbiome b) knowing if having that actually helps your metabolism. The way you were born, how may antibiotics you have taken. exercise habits as well as your diet affect the former and the latter is really interesting but I won't be giving a 'poo pill' to my fat child and husband just yet.</p><p>Incidentally The Great British Gut Project will do an analysis of your own microbiome so you can see how you compare to others from £75 (cotton bud wiped across your toilet paper btw).</p><p>What was not mentioned was that eating your greens helps you to feel full and provides useful micro nutrients; some of us feel better eating lots of veggies and some of us with sensitivities to fodmaps need to be more careful in what we choose. </p><p>Aka Eat the foods you love that love you back!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="NicoleC1971, post: 1834094, member: 365308"] I watched the video and have just read a book on the gut microbiome (actually listened to it as I have dodgy diabetic eyes so struggle with print). I think it was a refutation of the common belief that the soluble fibre in carbs such as the healthy wholegrains are of intrinsic benefit; if the price to be paid for eating porridge and rye bread etc. is having massive insulin/glucose spikes with all the health problems they entail then it may not be worth it. If you are currently eating white bread and cornflakes for breakfast then eating porridge would be a step in the right direction. It seems impossible for the message to be nuanced or perhaps it is assumed that people can't cope with 50 shades of black/white? As he points out there is much less known about the benefits of insoluble fibre in terms of a) having a diverse microbiome b) knowing if having that actually helps your metabolism. The way you were born, how may antibiotics you have taken. exercise habits as well as your diet affect the former and the latter is really interesting but I won't be giving a 'poo pill' to my fat child and husband just yet. Incidentally The Great British Gut Project will do an analysis of your own microbiome so you can see how you compare to others from £75 (cotton bud wiped across your toilet paper btw). What was not mentioned was that eating your greens helps you to feel full and provides useful micro nutrients; some of us feel better eating lots of veggies and some of us with sensitivities to fodmaps need to be more careful in what we choose. Aka Eat the foods you love that love you back! [/QUOTE]
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