GUT HEALTH
WHAT ORGAN IS PRIMARILY RESPONSIBLE FOR DIGESTING AND ABSORBING NUTRIENTS FROM FOOD?
THE INTESTINE.
WHICH NUTRIENT IS OFTEN CALLED THE "FUEL" FOR HEALTHY GUT BACTERIA?
FIBER.
WHAT DOES THE WORD "MICROBIOME" REFER TO?
THE COMMUNITY OF MICROORGANISMS AND THEIR GENETIC MATERIAL LIVIVNG IN AN ENVIRONMENT, SUCH AS THE GUT.
WHAT SIMPLE BEVERAGE IS ESSENTIAL FOR STAYING HYDRATED AND SUPPORTING NORMAL DIGESTION?
WATER
TRUE OR FALSE:
ALL BACTERIA ARE BAD FOR YOU?
FALSE: MANY MICROORGANISMS ARE BENEFICIAL OR HARMLESS.
WHAT IS THE COMMUNITY OF MICROORGANISMS LIVING IN YOUR DIGESTIVE TRACT CALLED?
GUT MICROBIOME.
NAME ONE FOOD THAT CAN PROVIDE PROBIOTICS.
YOGURT, KEFIR, SAUERKRAUT, KIMCHI OR ANOTHER FERMENTED FOOD.
ARE ALL THE BACTERIA IN THE GUT HARMFUL?
NO. MANY ARE BENEFICIAL OR HARMLESS.
WHAT TYPE OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY CAN SUPPORT OVERALL DIGESTIVE HEALTH?
REGULAR EXERCISE/PHYSICAL ACTIVITY.
TRUE OR FALSE:
FIBER IS ONLY IMPORTANT FOR PREVENTING CONSTIPATION.
FALSE. FIBER HAS SEVERAL ROLES IN DIGESTIVE AND OVERALL, HEALTH.
WHAT TYPE OF NUTRIENTS HELPS SUPPORT REGULAR BOWEL MOVEMENTS AND HEALTHY DIGESTION?
FIBER
FRUITS, VEGETABLES, BEANS, AND WHOLE GRAINS ARE GOOD SOURCES OF WHAT GUT-FRIENDLY NUTRIENT?
DIETARY FIBER.
WHAT ARE PROBIOTICS?
LIVE MICROORGANISMS THAT CAN PROVIDE A HEALTH BENEFIT WHEN CONSUMED IN ADEQUATE AMOUNTS.
WHY IS GETTING ENOUGH SLEEP IMPORTANT FOR OVERALL HEALTH, INCLUDING THE GUT?
SLEEP SUPPORTS OVERALL BODY REGULATION AND HEALTHY BIOLOGICAL PROCESSES.
TRUE OR FALSE:
EVERYONE SHOULD TAKE A PROBIOTIC SUPPLEMENT EVERY DAY.
FALSE. PROBIOTIC NEEDS AND BENEFITS CAN VARY, AND SUPPLEMENTS AREN'T NECESSARY FOR EVERYONE.
TRUE OR FALSE: THE GUT CONTAINS TRILLIONS OF MICROORGANISM?
TRUE
WHAT ARE PREBIOTICS?
THEY ARE TYPES OF DIETARY FIBER THAT BENEFICIAL GUT MICROORGANISMS CAN USE AS FOOD.
WHAT IS ONE WAY BENEFICIAL GUT BACTERIA CAN HELP THE BODY?
THEY CAN HELP BREAK DOWN CERTAIN TYPES OF FIBER AND PRODUCE BENEFICIAL COMPOUNDS.
WHY US IT HELPUL TO INCREASE FIBER GRADUALLY INSTEAD OF SUDDENLY EATING A LOT MORE?
A GRADUAL INCREASE CAN HELP THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM ADJUST AND MAY REDUCE GAS AND BLOATING.
TRUE OR FALSE: EATING A WIDE VARIETY OF PLANT FOODS CAN SUPPORT A DIVERSE GUT MICROBIOME.
TRUE.
WHY IS GUT HEALTH IMPORTANT BEYOND DIGESTION?
BECAUSE THE GUT IS CONNECTED TO THE IMMUNE FUNCTION, NUTRIENT ABSORPTION, AND OTHER ASPECTS OF OVERALL HEALTH.
WHY CAN EATING A VARIETY OF PLANT FOODS BENEFIT THE GUT MICROBIOME?
DIFFERENT PLANT FOODS PROVIDE DIFFERENT TYPES OF FIBERS AND COMPOUNDS THAT CAN SUPPORT A DIVERSE MICROBIOME.
WHAT DOES "MICROBIAL DIVERSITY" MEAN?
HAVING A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT MICROORGANISMS WITHIN THE GUT COMMUNITY.
NAME THREE LIFESTYLE HABITS THAT CAN SUPPORT OVERALL GUT HEALTH.
EATING A FIBER-RICH DIET, STAYING ACTIVE, GETTING ADEQUATE SLEEP, STAYING HYDRATED, AND MANAGING STRESS, AMONG OTHERS.
TRUE OR FALSE:
HAVING DIGESTIVE SYMPTOMS ALWAYS MEANS SOMETHING IS SERIOUSLY WRONG WITH YOUR GUT.
FALSE. SYMPTOMS CAN HAVE MANY CAUSES, BUT PERSISTENT OR CONCERNING SYMPTOMS SHOULD BE DISCUSSED WITH A HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL.