Eating a fibre-rich breakfast consisting of muesli and enough fruit and vegetables throughout the day everyday can help maintain a rich variety of bacterial species in the gut which may have positive influence on chronic inflammatory joint diseases and prevent bone loss a study has found. The findings led by researchers at the Friedrich-Alexander-Universitat Erlangen-Nurnberg (FAU) in Germany showed that a healthy diet rich in fibre is capable of changing intestinal bacteria in such a way that more short-chained fatty acids in particular propionate are formed. Short-chained fatty acids are important for the body as they provide energy stimulate intestinal
