A recent study revealed that a diet that depends on vegetable and fruits juices only – even if it is only 3 days – can be harmful to health, and that it may lead to a change in the bacteria of the intestine.
Researchers, from the University of North Westrin in Chicago, USA, carried out this study published in the Nutrients magazine and wrote about the “Urik Alrt” website.
The digestive system colonizes a dense and complex set of microbes that contribute greatly to digesting food and body immunity. Most chronic diseases associated with the diet can also be linked to these microbes, which supports their role as a mediator through which the diet affects the risk of disease.
Scientists conducted the study on 3 groups of adults with good health. One of the groups was eaten only juice, and the second took juice with whole plant foods, such as vegetables, fruits, whole grains, legumes and nuts. While the third group only eaten whole plant foods. Scientists collected salivary and stool samples before, during and after meals to analyze the change in the bacteria in these samples.
O best foods or juice?
The group that was eating juice only showed the largest increase in bacteria associated with inflammation and permeability of the intestine, a condition in which the intestinal wall becomes weak, and allows toxins to enter the bloodstream. The group that eaten whole foods based on plants witnessed microbial changes that support the health of the body. The group, which took juice, in addition to whole foods, witnessed some bacterial transformations, but it is less severe than the group that only eaten the juice.
These results indicate that drinking juice that is free of fibers in whole plant foods may disrupt microbium, which in turn can lead to long -term health damage.
The secret in the fibers
The participation was stated by Dr. Melinda Ring, Director of the Ochashar Center for Integrated Health, Fennberg College of Medicine, North Westrin University and a doctor at North Westrin Medical Center. Such as inflammation and low healthy intestine. “
The era of whole fruits and vegetables leads to the loss of most of the fibers in them, which are necessary to feed the beneficial bacteria present in the intestine that support control of the intestine and control pathogens. The absence of fiber from our diet can provide an appropriate environment for the multiplication of harmful bacteria, which disrupts the work of the intestine microbes.