A Plant-based diet is beneficial to gut health and addresses gut issues

A whole-food, plant-based diet is beneficial to gut function, in particular by reducing the number of pathobionts and increasing the number of protective species. 

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The resulting reduction in inflammation from a plant-based diet is a primary cause for the gut microbiota to have protective health effects. 

 

Excessive consumption of animal fat/protein, sugar, and linoleic acid is a risk factor for the development of gut issues, like IBD (Inflammatory Bowel Disease), IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome), Crohn's Disease, Diverticulitis, GERD, Hypothyroidism, Hashimoto Disease, and Ulcerative Colitis.  Conversely, a high-fiber, whole-food, plant-based diet can play a protective role. 

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• Supporting research:

  • A Vegan or Vegetarian Diet Substantially Alters the Human Colonic Faecal Microbiota 

  • Adaptive Changes of Pancreatic Protease Secretion to a Short-Term Vegan Diet: Influence of Reduced Intake and Modification of Protein 

  • The Health Advantage of a Vegan Diet: Exploring the Gut Microbiota Connection 

  • Vegan diets and hypothyroidism. 

  • Key Elements of Plant-Based Diets Associated With Reduced Risk of Metabolic Syndrome 

  • Crohn's Disease Remission with a Plant-Based Diet: A Case Report 

  • Impact of a 3-Months Vegetarian Diet on the Gut Microbiota and Immune Repertoire 

  • Impact of a Vegan Diet on the Human Salivary Microbiota 

  • Animal Protein Intake and Risk of Inflammatory Bowel Disease: The E3N Prospective Study 

  • Epidemiologic analysis of Crohn disease in Japan: increased dietary intake of n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids and animal protein relates to the increased incidence of Crohn disease in Japan 

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