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Microbiome

•Last Updated: October 13, 2024

The microbiome includes communities of bacteria in our body, most of which live in our gut and have functions including the development of immunity, defense against pathogens, energy metabolism, fat storage, and vitamin synthesis.

Last Updated:October 13, 2024

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667 participants in 6 trials

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BLow-FODMAP Diet

D4 outcomes

Examine Database: Microbiome

Intervention	Grade	Evidence	Effect
Low-FODMAP Diet	B	Participants: 590	Small Increase
Tart Cherry Juice	D	Participants: 86	No effect
16:8 Intermittent Fasting	D	Participants: 14	No effect
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Probiotics		Participants: 115
Sauna		Participants: 15

Low-FODMAP Diet

Small Increase

Tart Cherry Juice

No effect

16:8 Intermittent Fasting

No effect

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Probiotics

Sauna

Microbiome

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