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Adding Resistant starch (RS) to the diet might boost health. It can change gut microbiota. It may increase butyrate in the colon. Many studies show this effect. Results vary widely.
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Venkataraman et al. 2016 Microbiome 4: 33
Baxter et al. 2019 mBio 10: e02566-18
Nagara et al. 2022 The ISME Journal 16: 1502-1511
Li et al. 2024 Nature Metabolism 6: 578-597

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