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542: The Real Cause of Insulin Resistance & How to Fix It! | Dr. Robert Lustig

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The Importance of Feeding Your Gut

Fiber is the natural food for the intestine. The bacteria in the intestine can chew up fiber for its own purposes. Those short chain fatty acids have effects on us. They are anti-inflammatory. They keep inflammation down and gut inflammation is one of the primary sources of chronic metabolic disease. So it sounds like the solution to all this is to stick with food in its whole form, get the fiber, slow down digestion,. glucose spikes are going to be less. And our body is going to be able to handle things and absorb them in a healthier way.

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