Got Microbiome?

Processed foods that have been stripped of their fiber–think white rice, white flour, chips, most breads, fast foods and the vast majority of products that come in boxes and bags–are digested and absorbed quickly by the stomach and small intestine. They seldom even make the full journey down through the gut to the colon. A 2023 study found that when we eat a fiber rich diet of whole foods, our microbiome absorbs more than 100 Calories a day, and in some cases as much as 400 Calories–Calories that quite literally passed your lips but never made it to your hips. When we eat processed foods (a misnomer, ed)–which make up a whopping 60% of Calories in the American diet–more of those Calories go to us, not our microbiome.
And when we don’t properly feed our microbiome they can’t be as effective at protecting our health…(AARP.org. May 2024.)