Inter-individual variability in the gut microbiome confounds efforts to understand host responses to dietary fiber. In this issue of Cell Host & Microbe, Lancaster et al. report individual and generalized host and microbiome responses in an interventional study of fiber supplements, motivating consideration of an alternative classification of fiber.

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将健康的肠道微生物组与纤维缝合在一起

肠道微生物组的个体间差异混淆了理解宿主对膳食纤维反应的努力。在本期Cell Host & Microbe中，Lancaster 等人。在纤维补充剂的介入性研究中报告个体和广义宿主和微生物组的反应，促使人们考虑纤维的替代分类。