Best Prebiotic Foods For Good Gut Health

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      Mayo Clinic: "What Are Probiotics and Prebiotics"
    
      Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics: "Prebiotics and Probiotics: Creating a Healthier You"
    
      Food Intolerance Diagnostics: "Fructo-oligosaccharide Intolerance"
    
      Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture:Prebiotic Potential of Jerusalem artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus L.) in Wistar rats: Effects of Levels of Supplementation on Hindgut Fermentation, Intestinal Morphology, Blood Metabolites and Immune Response"
    
      Carbohydrate Polymers: "Inulin: Properties, Health Benefits and Food Applications"
    
      International Food Information Council Foundation: "Functional Foods Fact Sheet: Probiotics and Prebiotics"
    
      Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology: "Effect of Chicory-derived Inulin on Abdominal Sensations and Bowel Motor Function"
    
      Whole Grains Council: "Whole Grains 101"
    
      University of Arizona College of Agriculture and Life Sciences: "Is Honey the Same As Sugar"
    
      USDA: "Asparagus, Cooked"
    
      Acta Scientiarum Polonorum Technologia Alimentaria: "Antiradical Capacity and Polyphenol Composition of Asparagus Spears Varieties Cultivated Under Different Sunlight Conditions."
    
      Nutrients: "Fiber and Prebiotics: Mechanisms and Health Benefits"
    




Asparagus is a great prebiotic food to add to your diet.

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Think of your gut as a garden of microflora and prebiotics as the fertilizer.

      Mayo Clinic: "What Are Probiotics and Prebiotics"
    
      Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics: "Prebiotics and Probiotics: Creating a Healthier You"
    
      Food Intolerance Diagnostics: "Fructo-oligosaccharide Intolerance"
    
      Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture:Prebiotic Potential of Jerusalem artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus L.) in Wistar rats: Effects of Levels of Supplementation on Hindgut Fermentation, Intestinal Morphology, Blood Metabolites and Immune Response"
    
      Carbohydrate Polymers: "Inulin: Properties, Health Benefits and Food Applications"
    
      International Food Information Council Foundation: "Functional Foods Fact Sheet: Probiotics and Prebiotics"
    
      Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology: "Effect of Chicory-derived Inulin on Abdominal Sensations and Bowel Motor Function"
    
      Whole Grains Council: "Whole Grains 101"
    
      University of Arizona College of Agriculture and Life Sciences: "Is Honey the Same As Sugar"
    
      USDA: "Asparagus, Cooked"
    
      Acta Scientiarum Polonorum Technologia Alimentaria: "Antiradical Capacity and Polyphenol Composition of Asparagus Spears Varieties Cultivated Under Different Sunlight Conditions."
    
      Nutrients: "Fiber and Prebiotics: Mechanisms and Health Benefits"