These are the best prebiotic-packed foods for boosting gut health, new study finds
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Consuming more prebiotic foods can benefit our health. Including them in a daily diet is easy to do, according to researchers from San Jose State University in California.
"The key takeaways are that eating prebiotic-dense foods can promote microbiome wellness, and the findings of this study show that consumption of 5 grams of prebiotics, as recommended by the International Scientific Association for Probiotics and Prebiotics (ISAPP), may be more attainable and accessible than one might think," Cassandra Boyd, a master’s student at San José State University and a member of the research team, told Fox News Digital. Onions and related foods contain multiple forms of prebiotics. Amy McGorry is a contributing health writer for Fox News Digital. Follow her on Twitter @amymcgorry.
Prebiotics are compounds typically found in plants that stimulate "good" bacteria in the gut.
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