Dietary fibre is good for you, except when it’s not (IMAGE)

University of Alberta

Dietary fibre is good for you, except when it’s not

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Researchers Eytan Wine (left) and Heather Armstrong found that certain types of dietary fibre can worsen symptoms of inflammatory bowel disease — a discovery that could lead to a simple test and personalized eating guidelines to help people avoid painful flare-ups and longer-term problems.

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Tarwinder Rai

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