The CSIRO Healthy Gut Diet

by Pennie Taylor, Michael Conlon, Tony Bird

In recent years, we've come to realise that a healthy gut is pivotal to a healthy metabolism, a healthy brain and a healthy immune system. The explosion of scientific research in this field - with CSIRO at the forefront - has also led to the discovery that feeding our gut bacteria with a particular type of fermentable fibre called resistant starch is a major piece in the gut health puzzle. This book provides information on how the gut functions and what can go wrong, along with a collection of recipes specifically developed to be high in fibre and resistant starch.Written by a team of experienced CSIRO researchers, including nutritional scientists and dietitians, many of whom are internationally recognised authorities in nutrition and gut health, this book contains simple, practical advice and a wide range of tasty, easy-to-make recipes designed to benefit the gut and overall health.

Genres: Cookbooks, Nonfiction, Health, Cooking

224 pages, Paperback

Published September 25, 2018

Reviews

[Anastasia · Rating 5 out of 5]

Lots of useful information and delicious sounding and easy recipes

[Carol - Reading Writing and Riesling · Rating 4 out of 5]

My View:
You may already be aware of how important I feel gut health is to all of us. This book is a very important addition to my Gut Health Library; it contains information and dietary advice on how to improve your gut health, the importance of resistance starch in our diet (not all fibre is created equally) and how to increase the amount of this in your diet. It provides advice on how to maintain a low fodmap high fibre diet (FODMAP is an acronym for a group of poorly absorbed carbohydrates (sugars) in foods… P.34) and a useful chart comparing the fibre content of common foods and a Heathy Gut Eating Plan and a guide on how to use the recipes and sample meal plans provided in the book.
All in all very useful, well rounded book that provides accessible science, recipes and advice. Start your journey to good gut health today with The CSIRO Healthy Gut Diet book.

[Jilly K · Rating 5 out of 5]

Highly recommend this book. Part information, part recipe book. Information on the gut microbiome is on pages 20 and 21. Page 22-26 has information on the crucial role of fibre, which feeds the microbiota, allowing it to function correctly. Will definitely buy this book to add to my gut healing collection.

[Craig Madgwick · Rating 1 out of 5]

An emphasis on fibre only. Completely lacking any information or direction on gut biomes so the information seems incomplete. Time consuming and uninspiring recipes which is a disappointment, their low GI book was so good.

[Hannah Dixon · Rating 5 out of 5]

Have tried a number of the recipes and was pleasantly surprised. Delicious!

[MLB · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good read, but alot of the recipes take 60min plus. Would love to see more 30min to 45min recipes.

[Jaq · Rating 4 out of 5]

Practical and informative and not overly fussy recipes.