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Benefits of a Plant-Based Diet[edit]
Studies and statistical analyses have identified the different bacterial genera in gut microbiota and their associations with nutrient intake. Gut microflora is mainly composed of three Enterotypes: Prevotella, Bacteroides, and Ruminococcus. There is an association between the concentration of each microbial community and diet. For example, Prevotella is related to carbohydrates and simple sugars, while Bacteroides is associated with proteins, amino acids, and saturated fats. Specialist microbes that break down mucin survive on their host's carbohydrate excretions. One enterotype will dominate depending on the diet. Altering the diet will result in a corresponding change in the numbers of species. A 2021 study suggests that childhood diet and exercise can substantially affect adult microbiome composition and diversity. The authors show that mice on a high-fat diet as juveniles have lower bacterial diversity as adults after a washout period equivalent to six human years.

A plant based diet, otherwise know as veganism consists of a lifestyle in which consumption of animal products is rejected. Despite a lot of controversy, implementing a vegan lifestyle can have a variety of benefits, one of which includes the improvement of gut microbiome. It promotes diversity of different microbes and an increase of these organisms when compared to omnivores. Specific nutrients in plant-foods such as fiber, increase lactic acid producing organisms which outcompete and reduce Clostridium. Other fermentors grow in precense of a high fiber content in the gut, able to break it down into short-chain fatty acids, which improves immunity, protects the blood-brain barrier, and regulates crucial functions of the intestine Another found from daily consumption of plant-based foods is a reduction in Inflammation, the main symptom among many infections and diseases due to the presence of Polyphenol which increase Bifidobacterium and Lactobacillus.