Foood Flashcards
Y vegetarian?
Y plant based foods?
Eating more plant-based food ensures adequate gut-friendly nutrients in your daily diet. Plant-based, flexitarian diets include fruits, green leafy vegetables, olive oil, nuts, seeds, and also allow eggs, fatty fish, lean protein. These food groups are rich in antioxidants, vitamins and minerals – vitamin A, vitamin C, zinc, vitamin E, B6, B12, copper, folate, iron, and selenium, which are crucial tosupportthe immune system.
diet is also rich in fiber, ideal for the gut microbiome. Dietary fiber gets fermented by the gut microbiome and produces short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) – acetate, propionate, and butyrate as end products. SCFAs are crucial to modulate the immune response and maintain the immune defensive function of the intestinal epithelium.
Foods that are rich in polyphenol
Y polyphenols?
Foods that are rich in polyphenol are – green tea, almonds, red grapes, onions, berries, broccoli, cocoa, and sugar-free dark chocolate.
Plant-based diets are also rich in polyphenols, beneficial plant compounds that help lower blood pressure, inflammation, oxidative stress and promote heart, brain, and gut health. Polyphenols directly reach the colon and are digested by gut bacteria thus have a beneficial role in modulating gut microbiota composition and function.
Y should I have probiotics?
Healthy gut is combo of bacteria as well?
The human gut is the home of multi-functional microorganisms, collectively known as the gut microbiota. These microbiomes work synchronously with human cells to produce maximum health benefits to the host. Gut microbiomes play a critical role in controlling almost all crucial physiological phenomena including inflammation, metabolism, appetite, mood, neurological outcome, psychological disorders, metabolic syndromes, and immunity. Maintaining a healthy gut by eating a diverse, whole-food-based diet along with regular physical activity is recommended for optimum health promotion, preventing critical illnesses, and overall wellbeing.
