Good Gut Health Flashcards
Other microbes in gut (3)
Yeast
Fungi
Viruses
Amount of microorganisms in gut nearly
100 trillion
Most microorganisms found in
Colon
There are _ species of gut bacteria
1000
Key to gut health is maintaining balance between
More and less helpful bacteria
Gut bacteria, apart from digesting food _
Absorb nutrients from food
Gut bacteria synthesize _
vitamins like vitamin K
Vitamin K synthesis helps with
Blood clotting
Gut bacteria digest _
Dietary fiber
Digesting dietary fiber releases molecules like
Butyrate
Butyrate contributes to
Stronger gut barrier
Another dietary fiber gut bacteria digests
Propionate
Propionate helps
Liver regulate blood sugar levels
Propionate regulates
Appetite
Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis are _ conditions
Inflammatory bowel
People with Crohn’s and ulcerative have been found to have _
Lower proportions of beneficial gut bacteria
Studies have also observed lower diversity of gut bacteria in people with OD
Obesity
Diabetes
People with certain types of _ have lower diversity of gut bacteria EA
Eczema
Arthritis
_ is an imbalance of gut microbiome
Dysbiosis
Around _ percent of immunity-related cells are located in the gut
70
Friendly bacterial interact with _ preventing harmful molecules from leaking into the body
Intestinal lining
Friendly bacterial help activate
New immune cells
