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GutJoy

Learning on the Job

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Leena Mahtani
Sep 22, 2026
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At Microbe School, Omie teaches that certain gut microbes ferment fiber into short-chain fatty acids. The surprised microbes discover they do more than eat.

Fiber feeds more than us.

Certain gut microbes ferment it and produce short-chain fatty acids, compounds that help support the gut environment.

So when microbes eat, they’re not exactly off the clock.

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