How the modern western diet has damaged our microbiome--and how eating vegetables, fruits, nuts and legumes and raising dietary fiber can restore its health. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/04/160411133952.htm

Scientists are pushing to restore human health in Western countries by changing our diet to restore the microbial species lost over the evolution of Western diet. Researchers advocate for strategically increasing dietary fiber intake as one path forward in regaining microbial biodiversity.