Journal Article Summary
Public health advocates want you to eat “five-a-day”, but let’s face it, that's a bit vague. Of course, they mean fruit and veg, because they’re full of fiber and mysterious phytochemicals (that means plant chemicals for all the non-sciencey readers). Today, we’re arguing the case of “eating the rainbow” from a scientific perspective, because it’s a great plan to reshape the communities of microbes in your gut, top up on fiber, and provide essential antioxidants to prevent damage to your body on a cellular level. And it’s going to be practical too. In this series, we’ll cover the five colours of the food rainbow, why they matter, what foods to choose, and even recipe ideas to make it exciting. And we're starting with red foods.
