“…These contrast with what is often referred to as the "Western diet" which involves high intakes of red meat, processed meat, pre-packaged foods, butter, fried foods, high-fat dairy products, eggs, refined grains, potatoes, corn, corn syrup and high-sugar drinks. The plant-based diets are thought to provide protection against a number of chronic diseases, including cardiovascular disease, through various mechanisms, including the antioxidant effects of plant polyphenols (Pandey & Rizvi, 2009) Of the aforementioned diets, the low FODMAP diet has gained a significant foothold in the management of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS; Dionne et al, 2018) and may also be of benefit to some affected by inflammatory bowel disease (Colombel, Shin, & Gibson, 2019) and celiac disease (Yoosuf, 2019). Given the prebiotic effects of oligosaccharides (discussed later) on important components of the normal microbiome, such as lactobacilli and bifidobacteria, as well as their metabolic products, such as short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs), the longterm effects of the low FODMAP diet were of some concern.…”