Garret Couture

Jul 18, 2024 | nature.com | Garret Couture |Shawn Ehlers Cheang |Christopher Suarez |Ye Chen |Jiani Jiang |Aaron Stacy | +2 more

AbstractCarbohydrates comprise the largest fraction of most diets and exert a profound impact on health. Components such as simple sugars and starch supply energy, while indigestible components, deemed dietary fiber, reach the colon to provide food for the tens of trillions of microbes that make up the gut microbiota. The interactions between dietary carbohydrates, our gastrointestinal tracts, the gut microbiome and host health are dictated by their structures.