Can AI Create a Personalized Diet for Gut Healing?

Apps that tell you what to eat based on your gut microbes are growing in popularity but questions remain about whether the concept is ideal.

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The frontiers of microbial health still hold significant, unexplored territory, yet insights about bacteria and their health effects are forging their way into new treatments for gut issues.

In a recent study, an “artificial intelligence-assisted personalized diet” went head-to-head with a low-FODMAP diet, an elimination diet considered the “gold standard” for treating irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).