Effects of Dietary Fiber Intervention on Gut Microbiota in Healthy People

Aim of this project was to investgigate the effect of fiber-rich diets in the human gut microbiome. The participants were asked to visit the study center sober and received the intervention meal or placebo meal. Additionally, a capsule with food coloring was administered. The intake of the dye stains the stool green which helps to associate collected stool samples and food intake. 16S rRNA gene was sequenced at ZIEL Core Facility Microbiome, Technical University Munich, Germany.