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Fibre and the gut: what “enough” usually looks like on a plate
Fibre comes from plants you already recognise: vegetables, fruit, wholegrains, legumes, nuts and seeds. Most adults in Australia fall short of recommended intakes.
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Vegetables, gut bacteria, and a hidden iron–nitrate partnership
New 2026 research from Karolinska Institutet shows gut bacteria can combine vegetable nitrate and plant iron into compounds linked, in experimental models, with better cardiometabolic markers. Why whole-food patterns still matter more than isolated nutrients.