Recent medical findings for a healthier body

Green veg and your microbiome

ulphoquinovose is a sulphonic acid that is a derivative of glucose and found primarily in green leafy vegetables such as spinach and lettuce. In new studies researchers have shown that sulphoquinovose stimulates the growth of key organisms in the gut microbiome of humans. Specifically, these organisms include the bacterium , one of the 10 most common bacteria in the microbiome bacteria ferment sulphoquinovose to produce a compound called dihydroxypropane sulphonate, which in turn acts as an energy source for other bacteria. Additionally, sulphoquinovose was found to increase levels of hydrogen peroxide in the gut. Too much hydrogen peroxide is a bad thing, but at the low levels encouraged by eating these foods it is believed to have an anti-inflammatory effect on the intestinal lining. So you have yet another reason to eat your leafy greens.