Ounce for ounce, the colon contents of those eating more plant-based diets have nearly three times the capacity to form short-chain fatty acids.2083 In this way, eating healthfully not only provides more raw materials for short-chain fatty acid production but improved microbial machinery to churn out more of it. In contrast, putting people on a low-carb diet can slash short-chain fatty acid production by up to 75 percent.
