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A new clinical trial is recruiting people diagnosed with anorexia nervosa as researchers hope to discover if fecal microbiota transplant (FMT) capsules could help better manage this eating disorder.Led by researchers at London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute (LHSCRI), Lawson Research Institute (Lawson) of St. Joseph’s Health Care London, and Western University, the novel study…

The gut is home to trillions of microorganisms, and they are not simply passive passengers. Many of them depend on parts of food that the human digestive system cannot fully break down, especially dietary fibre and resistant starch.That makes food an important part of the gut environment. Research suggests that increasing fibre can produce consistent…