Connection Between Fiber Rich Diet and Heart Health Found

Gut bacteria which is capable of producing butyrate can reduce the risk of heart disease such as atherosclerosis, finds a new study. The findings of this study are published in the journal of INature Microbiology/I. Diets rich in fiber have long been associated with an array of positive outcomes, chief among them healthy hearts and arteries protected from the ravages of atherosclerosis, the accumulation of fatty plaques linked to heart attacks and strokes. Figuring out just how the fiber ...