Diet rapidly and reproducibly alters the human gut microbiome

Switching to an animal-based diet changed the gut bacteria within a single day: it increased bile-tolerant microbes including Bilophila wadsworthia, which is linked to inflammation and inflammatory bowel disease, and reduced the Firmicutes that ferment plant fiber. A plant-based diet shifted the community the other way.

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